LYRICS
Are you strong enough
Are you sure
Aren’t we wrong enough
Insecure
Be the cure
So we can endure
Elixir
Be our fixer
Be the mainstay
Show the way
To the day-to-day
We’ll tunnel away
Till you fill our End
Send in the light
Quite
2. Are you smart enough
Are you sure
To depart is rough
That’s for sure!
3. Are you wise enough
Are you sure
Our demise is tough
Let’s love more
- Fill-Our-End-Part-I.mp3 (unplugged to conserve energy)
- Fill-Our-End-Part-II.mp3
- Fill-Our-End-Part-II-Instrumental.mp3
- Fill-Our-End-LH-Casio-WK-3500.MID (Left Hand / also controlled Korg PS60)
- Fill-Our-End-RH-Yamaha-PSR-740.MID (Right Hand / also controlled microKorg and miniNOVA vocorder)
Chords: A / E G A / A E A / G D A; Part II @ 106 Beats Per Minute
Instrumentation: Vocals (TC-Helicon VOICELIVE and MiniNova Vocorder), Ibanez Acoustic Guitar, Ibeanex RG-Series (Boss Digital Delay), Fender Jazz Bass (Boss Digital Delay), Keyboards (Korg PS60, Casio WK-3500, Yamaha PSR-740, MiniNova, MicroKorg)
ABOUT THE SONG
“We’ll tunnel away till you fill our End. Send in the light.”
The expression “light at the end of the tunnel” is a metaphorical phrase that is often used to convey a sense of hope or optimism in difficult situations. It suggests that even in the darkest and most challenging times, there is a possibility of improvement or a positive outcome on the horizon.
The “tunnel” in this metaphor represents a difficult or challenging period, and the “light” symbolizes hope, relief, or a positive change that awaits at the conclusion of that difficult situation. Essentially, it implies that despite current hardships, there is a glimmer of optimism or a resolution that will eventually be reached.
In the 1990’s, we wrote a paper on the worst-case scenario entitled, “The Impact of Governance & Globalization on Forecasting (The Tunnel Under Thesis).” The theory predicted that forecasting would become increasingly difficult. “The result — a figurative, as well as, literal tunneling underground.” In 2023, we wrote about having crossed tipping points in the paper, “Climate Change: How Long Is ‘Ever’?“. When we wrote the Tunnel Under Thesis in 1995, we forecast crossing these tipping points would not happen for centuries. We underestimated Man’s ignorance and arrogance. Fossil fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions have continued to set record highs. Humans have caused chain-reactions resulting in toppled tipping points, feedback loops, and The Domino Effect.
Events we thought would not happen in our lifetimes are happening now. My last resort emergency plan was to escape to Canada. This summer that plan literally went up in smoke. “Beginning in March 2023, and with increased intensity starting in June, Canada has been affected by an ongoing, record-setting series of wildfires.” — Wikipedia
All of my life I have located my office and bedrooms in the uppermost southern exposure (preferably in the tree canopy.) I love sunlight, elevation, trees, fresh air, and wildlife. It is becoming ever more obvious my dreamlife is coming to an end, and I will be forced to tunnel under. For those forward thinkers, think about your poop. Pumping sewage above ground level will be a major problem at all times. In addition, the inability to pump flood water will become deadly during extreme weather events. In July of 2020 NPR reported, “The remnants of Hurricane Ida dropped unprecedented rainfall on several eastern states, killing dozens of people. Eleven of them were Queens residents who died when their basement apartments flooded.” In August of 2022 CNN reported, “Seoul has vowed to move some of the city’s poorest families out of underground and semi-subterranean homes after 13 people were killed in flooding caused by record rainfall this week, sparking public horror and calls for government accountability.” Drowning in your own poop may result for those unprepared.
— from Climate Change: The End of Times Brouse and Mukherjee (2023)
What Can I Do?
There are plenty of things you can do to help save the planet. Stop using fossil fuels. Consume less. Love more. Here is a list of additional actions you can take.