- Inverted-0.mp3
- Inverted-0.mp4
- Inverted-I.mp3
- Inverted-I.mp4
- Inverted-II.mp3
- Inverted-II.mp4
- Inverted-Interlude.mp3
- Inverted-intro.mp3
[Intro]
Is your yield curve
(Inverted)
Power wield nerve
(Perverted)
[Bridge]
Long term, too much risk
Can’t earn, power fist
[Verse 1]
Upside down (down, down)
Turned around (round, round)
It’s all wrong…
(And, it won’t be long)
[Chorus]
Is your yield curve
(Inverted)
Power wield nerve
(Perverted)
[Bridge]
Long term, too much risk
Can’t earn, power fist
Can’t learn, mistake whisk
(You bet… under the carpet)
[Verse 2]
Inside out (shout: out!)
Turned about (inside out)
It’s the same old song…
(And, it won’t be long)
[Chorus]
Is your yield curve
(Inverted)
Power wield nerve
(Perverted)
[Bridge]
Long term, too much risk
Can’t earn, power fist
Can’t learn, mistake whisk
(You bet… under the carpet)
[Chorus]
Is your yield curve
(Inverted)
Power wield nerve
(Perverted)
[Outro]
Today’s phenomenon (and on and on)
Significant risk implication (complication, situation)
ABOUT THE SONG
An inverted yield curve, where short-term interest rates exceed long-term rates, is a rare phenomenon with significant risk implications. It is often seen as a strong predictor of economic downturns. In the song, it is used as a metaphor about climate change deniers.
Our updated climate model, now integrating complex social-ecological factors, shows that global temperatures could rise by up to 9°C within this century — far beyond previous predictions of a 4°C rise over the next thousand years. This kind of warming could bring us dangerously close to the “wet-bulb” threshold, where heat and humidity exceed the human body’s ability to cool itself, leading to fatal consequences.
In the 1990s, we first hypothesized the non-linear acceleration of climate change. By the early 2000s, this hypothesis had evolved into established climate theory, now widely recognized as scientific fact. My lab partner, a Doctor of Physics from Ohio State, and I collaborated to provide key evidence supporting this theory. Over the years, we have observed a dramatic reduction in the doubling time of climate change impacts — the rate at which these 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 implies that the damage caused by climate change today is double what it was two years ago. In two years, it could be four times worse; in four years, eight times worse; and within a decade, potentially 64 times worse. These projections are conservative, assuming the doubling period does not continue to shrink further. Alarmingly, this rapid acceleration does not appear to be an anomaly. If this trajectory persists, the consequences will likely be far more catastrophic than previously anticipated.