Your Present (What's Inside the Box?)

• Your Present Part I.mp3 (unplugged to save energy)
• Your Present Part II.mp3
• Your Present Part II Instrumental.mp3
• Your Present Part II.MID (Casio WK-3500 with MiniNova Vocoder Part)

LYRICS
So close
Getting warmer
Almost
Getting warmer
Think inside the box
What unlocks the locks?
The key to our success
Is the key to nothing -- less
What's inside the box
Shocks
... with its presence
In our hands, the present

Oh, no
Getting hotter
You know
Getting hotter
Think inside the box
What unlocks the locks?
The key to our success
Is the key to nothing -- less
What's inside the box
Shocks
... with its presence
In our hands, the present

See the climate change
Right before your eyes
The primates rearrange
Comes as no surprise

Unlocks Pandora's box
And there's no going back
Unlocks Pandora's box
Turned status to whack

Chords: E E7 E / B7 A E / A E A C B7 E / C D E / E/7; Part II 128 Beats Per Minute
Instrumentation: Vocals, Ibanez Acoustic Guitar, Fender Squire Mini Electric Guitar, Fender Jazz Bass, Keyboards (Korg PS60, Casio WK-3500, Yamaha PSR-740, MiniNova, MicroKorg)

Can you guess what's inside the box? What is under the wrapping? Is it your present?

We know exactly what is our present -- human induced climate change.

Global heat is now "gobsmackingly bananas," said climate scientist Zeke Hausfather. "It's hard to overstate just how exceptionally high global temperatures are at the moment."

Climate Change Review 2023

Daniel replied, "I think 2023 is the most significant year so far. We saw confirmation of tipping points being crossed for Mountain Glacier Loss, Greenland Ice Sheet Collapse, Antarctic Ice Sheet Collapse, and potentially the Collapse of AMOC."

Sidd continued, "We already knew that. It was Canada catching on fire that I could not believe. I never thought I'd live to see the day."

Daniel asked, "Do you think the permafrost and peatlands will have zombie fires and cause the permafrost tipping point?"

Sidd responded, "Yes. They are gone, too. We already know from the permafrost peatland fires in Siberia."

Daniel ponders, "Hmmmm... I guess that means my plan went up in smoke? My worst case scenario / last resort emergency plan was to escape to Canada."

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.

-- from Toppled Tipping Points: The Domino Effect / Daniel Brouse and Sidd Mukherjee (2023)

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