A Bolt From the Blue

The Past Doesn’t Last

Posted on November 17, 2024 by admin

[Verse 1]
The past
Doesn’t last
(Or it would be here right now)
At last
Gone past
I got over it… (somehow)

[Chorus]
(No) Never have to go back
(So) On we go
Found out love is the knack
(Oh) So glad to know

[Bridge]
The path’s been cleared ahead
(Now I’ve cleared my head)
I can hear here more naturally
(And it’s quite lovely)

[Verse 2]
The past
Didn’t last
(Or it would be here by now)
Gone past
At last
I got over it… (somehow)

[Chorus]
(No) Never have to go back
(So) On we go
Found out love is the knack
(Oh) So glad to know

[Bridge]
The path’s been cleared ahead
(Now I’ve cleared my head)
I can hear here more naturally
(And it’s quite lovely)

[Chorus]
(No) Never have to go back
(So) On we go
Found out love is the knack
(Oh) So glad to know

[Bridge]
The past
Doesn’t last
(Or it would be here right now)
At last
Gone past
I got over it… (somehow)

[Outro]
What do we lack?
(Love is the knack!)

From the album “A Bolt From the Blue” by Daniel

“Reggae Sway” by Narley Marley

The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment

Out the Window

Posted on November 17, 2024 by admin

[Intro]
If you need to know
… stick your head out the window
(Feel the wind blow)

[Verse 1]
And it comes to pass
That the end starts
(As it starts to end)
Surprised, alas…
Beginning to end
Where the end begins
(Do we do it again?)

[Bridge]
If you need to know
… stick your head out the window
(Feel the wind blow)

[Chorus]
Moving fast
(Into the past)
Or staying present
(In the present)

[Verse 2]
Is the future encroaching
(Into your space)
Or, are your arms outstretching
(Trying to embrace)

[Bridge]
If you need to know
… stick your head out the window
(Feel the wind blow)

[Chorus]
Moving fast
(Into the past)
Or staying present
(In the present)

[Outro]
Moving fast
(Into the past)
Or staying present
(In the present)

From the album “A Bolt From the Blue” by Daniel

The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment

If I Stay Here

Posted on November 17, 2024 by admin

[Verse 1]
A little too brash
(A little too fast)
Could you make mine to go
(’cause I just don’t know….)

[Chorus]
Parting company
Has gotta be our destiny
You see…
I’m sure my future
Comes true without you

[Bridge]
So, now I gotta go
(You know)
I’d say I hate to go
(But don’t wanna lie…
If I stay here I’ll die)

[Verse 2]
A little too much
(Oh, too much touch)
Could you make mine to go?
(Caught a case of the “oh no woe”)

[Chorus]
Parting company
Has gotta be our destiny
You see…
I’m sure my future
Comes true without you

[Bridge]
So, now I gotta go
(You know)
I’d say I hate to go
(But don’t wanna lie…
If I stay here… I’ll die)

[Chorus]
Parting company
Has gotta be our destiny
You see…
I’m sure my future
Comes true without you

[Outro]
So, now I gotta go
(You know)
I’d say I hate to go
(But don’t wanna lie…
If I stay I’ll die)

From the album “A Bolt From the Blue” by Daniel

The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment

Hard to Explain

Posted on November 17, 2024 by admin

[Intro]
It’s quite clear from here
But, it’s hard to explain…
In name

[Verse 1]
Complex as it gets
Explanation regrets
Complication
… in an explanation

[Bridge]
It’s quite clear from here
But, it’s hard to explain…
In name

[Chorus]
Sounds absurd
(When put into words)
Word command
(Hard to understand)

[Verse 2]
Are you under
A complex hex
Don’t know what it means
To be mean (the means to an End)
Comprehend?

[Bridge]
It’s quite clear from here
But, it’s hard to explain…
(The insane)

[Chorus]
Sounds absurd
(When put into words)
Word command
(Hard to understand)

[Outro]
It’s quite clear from here
But, it’s hard to explain…
(The insane)

From the album “A Bolt From the Blue” by Daniel

The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment

The Sun Exits the Sky

Posted on November 16, 2024 by admin

[Intro]
The seconds fly by
The hours count down
The sun exits the sky
For the stars to abound

[Verse 1]
Day by day by day
Months turning to years
More lifetimes fray
As death brings tears

[Chorus]
So, while I’m alive
Going to strive to thrive
Live it up the utmost
Till my time turns post

[Bridge]
The seconds fly by
(The hours count down)
The sun exits the sky
(For the stars to abound)

[Verse 2]
Minute by minute by minute
(Does it still compute)
Our hours upon hours
(Relinquishing powers)

[Chorus]
So, while I’m alive
Going to strive to thrive
Live it up the utmost
Till my time turns post

[Bridge]
The seconds fly by
(The hours count down)
The sun exits the sky
(For the stars to abound)

[Chorus]
The seconds fly by
(The hours count down)
The sun exits the sky
(For the stars to abound)

[Outro]
The sun exits the sky
(Find the reason to why)

From the album “A Bolt From the Blue” by Daniel

The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment

Feel Alright

Posted on November 16, 2024November 17, 2024 by admin

[Intro]
They say the times are fine
Where the sun shines
(Wake up in the light)
And, feel alright!

[Verse 1]
Predawn twilight
Starts to come into sight
The passing of time
With reason and rhyme

[Chorus]
(Hey!) The times are fine
We’re in the sunshine
(Wake up in the light)
And, feel alright!

[Bridge]
The light shines on
(Let the light shine upon)
The light shines bright
(Till all turns right)

[Verse 2]
As light comes into sight
The passing of the night
Watching the stars align
Looking for a sign

[Chorus]
(Hey!) The times are fine
We’re in the sunshine
(Wake up in the light)
And, feel alright!

[Bridge]
The light shines on
(Let the light shine upon)
The light shines bright
(Till all turns right)

[Chorus]
(Hey!) The times are fine
We’re in the sunshine
(Wake up in the light)
Let’s feel alright!

[Bridge]
The light shines on
(Let the light shine upon)
The light shines bright
(Till all turns right)

[Outro]
Bring the light into sight
(And, feel alright!)

From the album “A Bolt From the Blue” by Daniel

“Reggae Sway” by Narley Marley

The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment

Refuted by the Gods

Posted on November 16, 2024 by admin

[Intro]
About the chances
With all in trances
Looks like the odds
Are refuted by the gods

[Verse 1]
Have you done the calculations
(About future frustrations)
They’re putting up roadblocks
(To knock socks off your clocks)

[Chorus]
About the chances
With all in trances
Looks like the odds
Are refuted by the gods

[Bridge]
What once was a win
(Is now looking so slim)
What once was a gain
(Now leaves us in pain)

[Verse 2]
Have you done your homework
(On the future’s jerk)
Have you checked the figures
(The doubt still lingers)

[Chorus]
About the chances
With all in trances
Looks like the odds
Are refuted by the gods

[Bridge]
What once was a win
(Is now looking so slim)
What once was a gain
(Now leaves us in pain)

[Chorus]
About the chances
With all in trances
Looks like the odds
Are refuted by the gods

[Bridge]
What once was a win
(Is now looking so slim)
What once was a gain
(Now leaves us in pain)

[Outro]
Looks like our odds
Are refuted by our gods

From the album “A Bolt From the Blue” by Daniel

The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment

Back to Begin

Posted on November 15, 2024 by admin

[Intro]
Over and over and over again
A Groundhog’s Day
Always goes the same way

[Verse 1]
We forgot to embrace
(Not leaving a trace)
Instead we wanted to see
(More! More cruelty)

[Bridge]
Over and over and over again
A Groundhog’s Day
Always goes the same way

[Chorus]
The same mistake
(Do a retake)
The same mistake
(We love to make)

[Bridge]
The same mistake
(Over and over and over again)
Mistake retake
(Over till we’re back to begin)
Over and over again

[Verse 2]
We forgot to remind
(Ourselves to be kind)
Instead we wanted to see
(More! More cruelty)

[Bridge]
Over and over and over again
A Groundhog’s Day
Always goes the same way

[Chorus]
The same mistake
(Do a retake)
The same mistake
(We love to make)

[Bridge]
The same mistake
(Over and over and over again)
Mistake retake

[Outro]
(Over till we’re back to begin)
Over and over again

From the album “A Bolt From the Blue” by Daniel

The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment

A Bit (More N’ a Brick)

Posted on November 15, 2024 by admin

[Verse 1]
Must have been a rocky road
That girl’s… just not right
Makes your head explode
Comes to a battle of wits fight
With a numbskull… and that’s all

[Chorus]
Just a bit (more n’ a brick)
Shy of a load
Not quite right (Can’t see the light)
Just a bit (more n’ a brick)
Shy of a load

[Bridge]
[Instrumental, Guitar Solo]
And, proud (and loud!)
A hypocrite nitwit
(Throwing a fit)
And…
Just a bit (more n’ a brick)
Shy of a load

[Verse 2]
Must have been a rocky road
That girl’s head ain’t on straight
Makes your faith erode
Waging a war on love
Favoring push n’ shove

[Chorus]
Just a bit (more n’ a brick)
Shy of a load
Not quite right (Can’t see the light)
Just a bit (more n’ a brick)
Shy of a load

[Bridge]
[Instrumental, Guitar Solo]
And, proud (and loud!)
A hypocrite nitwit
(Throwing a fit)
And…
Just a bit (more n’ a brick)
Shy of a load

[Outro]
And…
Just a bit (more n’ a brick)
Shy of a load

From the album “A Bolt From the Blue” by Daniel

The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment

Presenting: The Future

Posted on November 15, 2024 by admin

[Intro]
At the drop of a hat
(In the blink of an eye)
What turns to that
(And you wonder why)

[Verse 1]
Occurs (almost instantaneously)
Appears (oh so suddenly)
Where? (There!)
as if from nowhere

[Chorus]
At the drop of a hat
(In the blink of an eye)
What turns to that
(And you wonder why)

[Bridge]
Presenting: The Future
(It’s no longer further)
Meanwhile (compiled)
(Future turned present)
Represent

[Break]
Wow!

Now we know
(Here and now)

[Verse 2]
In a heartbeat
(The middle complete)
The beginning (of The End)
The future presents:
(The present)

[Chorus]
At the drop of a hat
(In the blink of an eye)
What turns to that
(And you wonder why)

[Bridge]
Presenting: Future Times
(Representing the “I’ms”)
Meanwhile (compiled)
In the presence (of the present)

[Break]
Wow!

Now we know
(Here and now)

[Outro]
Ohhh
(Now we know)

From the album “A Bolt From the Blue” by Daniel

The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment

Posted on November 15, 2024 by admin

[Intro]
When something appears suddenly
(As if from nowhere)
In the face… not so subtly
(Bringing on despair)

[Verse 1]
The rate of change
Irate we rearrange
Could it be too late
To appreciate?

[Chorus]
A bolt from the blue
(Strikes you)
Causing you to wake
(To an earthquake)

[Bridge]
When something appears suddenly
(As if from nowhere)
In the face… not so subtly
(Bringing on despair)

[Verse 2]
The acceleration rate
Why do we participate
With all the hate
And being late?

[Chorus]
A bolt from the blue
(Strikes you)
Causing you to wake
(To an earthquake)

[Bridge]
When something appears suddenly
(As if from nowhere)
In the face… not so subtly
(Bringing on despair)

[Chorus]
A bolt from the blue
(Strikes you)
Causing you to wake
(To an earthquake)

[Bridge]
When something appears suddenly
(As if from nowhere)
In the face… not so subtly
(Bringing on despair)

[Outro]
A bolt from the blue
(Strikes you)

A SCIENCE NOTE
The Past, Present, and Future of Climate Change
We first developed the hypothesis of the non-linear acceleration of climate change in the 1990s. By the early 2000s, this hypothesis evolved into established climate theory, now widely accepted as scientific fact. My lab partner, a Doctor of Physics from Ohio State, and I collaborated to provide crucial evidence supporting this theory. Over time, we have observed a significant shift in the doubling time of climate change impacts — the rate at which the effects intensify. Initially, the doubling time was approximately 100 years, but it has since decreased to 10 years, and more recently, to just 2 years.

This trend means that the damage caused by climate change today is double what it was two years ago, and in two more years, it could be four times worse. Unfortunately, this rapid acceleration does not appear to be an anomaly, especially given the record-breaking events we’ve witnessed this year, even during the typically cooler La Nina phase. If this trajectory continues, the outcomes will be far more catastrophic than previously expected.