Chemical Switches
Unraveling Life's Chemical Switches
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I keep hearing a vicious rumor
I am consistently hearing a damaging rumor
From the backrooms, to the alleys, to the avenues
The rumor is circulating from hidden places, narrow pathways, to main streets
That you lost your sense of humor
There's talk that you've lost your ability to find things amusing
And the first place you look is the soles of your shoes
When facing challenges, your initial response is to examine the soles of your shoes
And I watch these ice fields melt into the sea
I observe the melting of ice fields into the sea
Warming your oceans for centuries
Your oceans have been warming for centuries
Will your saline waters bring you back to me?
Will the salty waters bring you back to me?
All the weight is bringing me to my knees
The burden is becoming overwhelming and bringing me to my knees
Chemical switches thrown in the dark
There are unseen, impactful changes happening
All it takes is a spark to begin
A small trigger is all that's needed to initiate these changes
And can you tell which is the one with a mark?
Can you identify the one affected?
Bleeds through the clothes to the skin
The impact is profound, penetrating through external layers to reach the core
Too long I keep searching the alleys and avenues
I've been searching the hidden and main paths for too long
But it seems I'm doing it wrong
However, my approach seems to be incorrect
For I've seen neither hide nor hair of you
I haven't found any trace of you
And it's a short short walk from pebbles to bricks
It's a brief journey from small challenges to larger obstacles
From stones back to sticks
We are escalating the intensity, making resolution more difficult
We're lowering the boiling point
There's a shift in the equilibrium, making it harder to manage
And as time goes back it's harder to fix
As time passes, it becomes increasingly challenging to repair
It's a volatile mix, like hydrogen and oxygen
The situation is volatile, like the combination of hydrogen and oxygen
Chemical switches thrown in the dark
Similar impactful changes are occurring in the dark
All it takes is a spark to begin
A small spark is enough to set off these changes
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