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Optimists say
Optimists believe
The future's just a place we've never been
The future is an unexplored territory
Histories say
Historical events suggest
We're doomed to make the same mistakes again
We are destined to repeat mistakes
Between the two I can't decide
Undecided between the two perspectives
Really I must choose a side
Feeling the need to choose a side
I guess I'll wake up smarter
Anticipating becoming wiser after an awakening
One fine day
Hoping for a positive future
Apologists say
Defenders or supporters claim
The weather's just a cycle we can't change
Climate patterns are beyond human control
Scientists say
Experts argue
We've pushed those cycles way beyond
We have exceeded natural cycles
Dear leaders, please do something quick
Calling on leaders to take urgent action
Time is up, the planet's sick
Warning that time is running out and the planet is in distress
But hey, we'll all be grateful
Despite challenges, expressing gratitude for the future
One fine day?
Questioning if the positive outcome will ever come
Today the North West Passage just got found
Reporting the discovery of the North West Passage
Three penguins and a bear got drowned
Noting casualties among Arctic wildlife due to environmental changes
The ice they lived on disappeared
Describing the disappearance of the ice habitat
Seems things are worse than some had feared
Indicating that the situation is worse than anticipated
It's progress of a kind
Recognizing a certain type of progress
Who knows what else we're going to find?
Pondering on unforeseen consequences of progress
So do you trust your head or heart
Questioning whether to trust logic or emotions
When things all seem to fall apart?
Reflecting on the chaos when everything falls apart
I guess we'll wake up smarter
Expecting increased wisdom after an awakening
One fine day, one fine day
Reiterating the hope for a positive future
Today it's raining dogs and cats
Describing unusual weather phenomena
Rabbits jumping out of hats
Highlighting surreal and unexpected events
And now what's got us all agog
Anticipating another bizarre occurrence
Tomorrow it's a plague of frogs
Projecting a future with strange and harmful events
We must do something quick or die
Stressing the need for urgent action to avoid calamity
When snakes can talk and pigs will fly
Describing fantastical scenarios as a warning
And we'll all be so much wiser
Expressing the hope for collective wisdom in the future
One fine day
Reiterating the expectation of a positive future
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