Baba Brinkman - Climate Skeptic lyrics
[Baba Brinkman - Climate Skeptic lyrics]
In the mind of a in the mind of a
In the mind of a
Science is a liberal conspiracy
Man, I find it amazing
Why is embracing the findings
Of science such a prime occasion
For hiding away from
Reality? Mentally hibernating, blind evasion
Come on
It’s time to face it! The climate is changing
And it’s anthropogenic
The evidence is internationally vetted
NASA’s with it, Leon Panetta said it
And you think it’s a set-up? I don’t get it
Seriously though in your mind
How high does the conspiracy go?
Now, I’m no physics graduate –
I’m a scientific advocate
Show me your methodology and how you
Fit the facts with it
And if it’s accurate I’ll flip
The gist into some raps
And spit it passionate
And let the public interact with it
So let's get the facts
Straight: the greenhouse gas
Elevation is man made, and if the clathrates
Up in Alaska escape
The feedback will jack up the pace
And increase the average temperature
By several degrees
And those who disagree used
To say tobacco's safe
They used to advocate for CFCs
In cans of spray but now it’s "hacker-gate
" so next time someone tells you
The hockey stick graph is fake
Just back away
In the mind of a climate skeptic
Science is a liberal conspiracy
So we can’t use scientific
Guides to help them see
That’s why things are kinda septic
Festering politically
Well, I’m behind the consensus
We need to stick to 350
Okay, so those in the pay
Of coal and petroleum
Say they’re inclined to doubt
But all the pros say the science is sound
And if we can’t put the fires out
Then islands will drown and we’ll
Have violence and drought
But the general public
Especially those who bend republican
Have generously ingested the
Anti-scientific rubbish
Propagated by the propaganda wing
Of the industrialists
Hence the political obstruction
I think I’ll just stick
With the scientific consensus
Which says there’s an upper limit of 350
Parts-per-million of atmospheric carbon
And any higher percentage is
Gonna come at the cost of
Our modern perks and benefit's
And that’s definitive
So let’s do what it takes!
Scientists are now saying they
Can make nuclear safe
Which will make a flower kid pitch a sour fit
But, if carbon counts have to
Come down a bit, and renewables
Can’t carry the power grid
Then either blackouts will hit
Or for now, I guess nuclear’s our fix
Look, go read up on fast-breeder reactors
And tell some hippies about them
Just to see their reactions
In the mind of a climate skeptic
Science is a liberal conspiracy
So we can’t use scientific
Guides to help them see
That’s why things are kinda septic
Festering politically
Well I’m behind the consensus
We need to stick to 350
Climate deniers tend to believe
In free markets
But free markets lack mechanisms
To reach targets
They’re just as likely to leave
Us knee deep in garbage
Next to a sea full of carcasses
We need an armistice
An arms control agreement to keep
Our emissions below the ceiling
With no one cheating
Which means global leaders will need to
Impose increasing fees on those
Who keep blowing smoke
And use the proceeds to promote
Schemes for going green
And some of the answers aren’t
Difficult burning charred vegetable
Matter releases particulate black carbon that
Sticks in your throat
While the carbon storage potential of forests
Is formidable
And tree planting is marketable
So pull the fire alarm next time
You meet a climate denier
With no firearm, try some dialogue, like:
Stop bein' an obstacle and
Go spout the gospel in a Pentecostal mental
Hospital you troglodytic
Australopithecus fossil
We’ll talk when you’ve
Wiped the Fox News residue off
The rim of your nostril
And if that doesn’t lead to productive action
Just keep it substantive
And leave the trash talk up to the rappers
In the mind of a
Science is a liberal conspiracy
Man, I find it amazing
Why is embracing the findings
Of science such a prime occasion
For hiding away from
Reality? Mentally hibernating, blind evasion
Come on
It’s time to face it! The climate is changing
And it’s anthropogenic
The evidence is internationally vetted
NASA’s with it, Leon Panetta said it
And you think it’s a set-up? I don’t get it
Seriously though in your mind
How high does the conspiracy go?
Now, I’m no physics graduate –
I’m a scientific advocate
Show me your methodology and how you
Fit the facts with it
And if it’s accurate I’ll flip
The gist into some raps
And spit it passionate
And let the public interact with it
So let's get the facts
Straight: the greenhouse gas
Elevation is man made, and if the clathrates
Up in Alaska escape
The feedback will jack up the pace
And increase the average temperature
By several degrees
And those who disagree used
To say tobacco's safe
They used to advocate for CFCs
In cans of spray but now it’s "hacker-gate
" so next time someone tells you
The hockey stick graph is fake
Just back away
In the mind of a climate skeptic
Science is a liberal conspiracy
So we can’t use scientific
Guides to help them see
That’s why things are kinda septic
Festering politically
Well, I’m behind the consensus
We need to stick to 350
Okay, so those in the pay
Of coal and petroleum
Say they’re inclined to doubt
But all the pros say the science is sound
And if we can’t put the fires out
Then islands will drown and we’ll
Have violence and drought
But the general public
Especially those who bend republican
Have generously ingested the
Anti-scientific rubbish
Propagated by the propaganda wing
Of the industrialists
Hence the political obstruction
I think I’ll just stick
With the scientific consensus
Which says there’s an upper limit of 350
Parts-per-million of atmospheric carbon
And any higher percentage is
Gonna come at the cost of
Our modern perks and benefit's
And that’s definitive
So let’s do what it takes!
Scientists are now saying they
Can make nuclear safe
Which will make a flower kid pitch a sour fit
But, if carbon counts have to
Come down a bit, and renewables
Can’t carry the power grid
Then either blackouts will hit
Or for now, I guess nuclear’s our fix
Look, go read up on fast-breeder reactors
And tell some hippies about them
Just to see their reactions
In the mind of a climate skeptic
Science is a liberal conspiracy
So we can’t use scientific
Guides to help them see
That’s why things are kinda septic
Festering politically
Well I’m behind the consensus
We need to stick to 350
Climate deniers tend to believe
In free markets
But free markets lack mechanisms
To reach targets
They’re just as likely to leave
Us knee deep in garbage
Next to a sea full of carcasses
We need an armistice
An arms control agreement to keep
Our emissions below the ceiling
With no one cheating
Which means global leaders will need to
Impose increasing fees on those
Who keep blowing smoke
And use the proceeds to promote
Schemes for going green
And some of the answers aren’t
Difficult burning charred vegetable
Matter releases particulate black carbon that
Sticks in your throat
While the carbon storage potential of forests
Is formidable
And tree planting is marketable
So pull the fire alarm next time
You meet a climate denier
With no firearm, try some dialogue, like:
Stop bein' an obstacle and
Go spout the gospel in a Pentecostal mental
Hospital you troglodytic
Australopithecus fossil
We’ll talk when you’ve
Wiped the Fox News residue off
The rim of your nostril
And if that doesn’t lead to productive action
Just keep it substantive
And leave the trash talk up to the rappers