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On The Record 12 - Climate Change

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Tick Tock 03:03
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Tuvalu 02:09
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In the ocean - far far away There are islands sinking every day Soon they will fall into the sea ’Til that happens - How long will it be? Tuvalu - Tuvalu we care ‘bout you. Tuvalu No mountains no hills - it’s all made of beach There they lie - way out of reach And what we do - how we behave Makes a difference - it’ll make a change So look far away and see what you see What’s happening there shows how things could be Tuvalu - Tuvalu we care ‘bout you. Tuvalu
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Change The Way The Wind Blows 03:42
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The atmosphere is always changing - You don’t know what to do Making is seem as though it’s all OK - we slowly fade away Slowly fade away Slowly fade away The water ain’t all the same You pretend there’s no pain One day we’ll fade away The water ain’t all the same You pretend there’s no pain One day we’ll fade away The autumn leaves are falling down before they’re due Suddenly you’re scared of all the changes - What can you do? What can you do? What can you do? No you can’t take it with you, No you can’t turn it back. But for all the ones you leave behind you gotta change tack. There’s a glitch in the system, there’s a fork in the road. So before it fades away you gotta change the way the wind blows The water ain’t all the same You pretend there’s no pain One day we’ll fade away
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Climate Change Blues 02:48
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Come on - Don’t you wanna save the earth? Come on - Don’t you wanna save the earth? Cos it seems the world’s gone crazy With them climate change blues Come on - You know you gotta save the earth Come on - You know you gotta save the earth Cos the world’s gone stir crazy With them climate change blues Can’t drive my car or light a fuse They’re up in arms and they will accuse Come on - You know you gotta save the earth Let’s get it together people And stop this climate change blues So come on - you gotta help save the earth So come on - you gotta help save the earth Because we’re stuck With them damn climate change blues
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The Beginning Of The End 03:15
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Let's Make It Green 03:22
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Save the Turtle, Tiger, Dolphin, Leopard, Forest, Ocean Elephants and Monkeys, Whales, Primates, Panda, Kangaroo, Koala, Tortoise and the Panda(?) Penguin, Caterpillars - Let’s make it green again Foxes, Seals, Sharks, Ladybirds and Squirrels Beetles, Crickets, Bison, Don’t forget the Sloth. Mothers, Daughters, Brothers, Cousins, Fathers, Sons. Followers and Leaders - Let’s make it green again Reduce, Re-use, Recycle - Let’s make it green It’s the Cars and Planes and Engines, Factory production Fertiliser, Diesel, Deforestation, Ozones full of Carbon, Methane, Nitrous Oxide Fluorinated Gasses - Let’s make it green again Building on the Green Belt, Lazy Politicians Global economic obsession with greed Time is running out can’t ignore the facts Why are we still talking - Let’s make it green again Reduce, Re-use, Recycle - Let’s make it green
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Waiting Room 03:33
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Staring through the window pane
I can’t believe I’m doing this again I’ve been standing here for ages Reading the same magazine pages Stuck for here months - unless your one of the few, The elite who can pay to skip the queue Staring through the window Cradle to the tomb Staring through the window Of the waiting room Why should I pay to the billionaires that are selling our NHS Don’t you think the system has put me under enough stress This whole system feels like a never ending pit
How can I support my family with medicines - I can’t fund it But your saying why listen to me because I’m not in a pundit But I’m just saying things would be so much better if I could run it Flashes up on Twitter. The state of things is no fitter
Underfunded understaffed - a deliberate sabotage
To bring the system to its knees Leaders listen to us please! Underfunded understaffed - a deliberate sabotage
To bring the system to its knees Leaders listen to us please! Staring through the window Cradle to the tomb Staring through the window Of the waiting room
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Polar Lament 03:48
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Click/Swish/Swipe 02:18
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You think that one click on the button to order something new for a cheaper cost is quick and OK Thinking it’s easy to look a certain way but you don’t know Click Swish Swipe that’s all there is One, Two Three that’s all the steps Click Swish Swipe that’s all there is One, Two Three that’s all the steps You are too blind to realise it’s effecting the planet in a bad and a dangerous way Do you care what you’re doing at all but you don’t know what goes on Click Swish Swipe that’s all there is One, Two Three that’s all the steps Click Swish Swipe that’s all there is One, Two Three that’s all the steps
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Save The World 02:54
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We’re speaking up, we got something to say Use the advantage we’ve got - cos it could save the day The world is slowly dyin’ I need someone to rely on Can you say that you want it that way? Embrace the change and you could stop the rain Push it back to another day Yeah the days will start to fall The animals they’ll die Climate change is real Powered men with money commit their crime Stand up and say you don’t want it that way It’s time to save the world Save the world - save the whole world We’re not gonna back down Save the world - save the whole world Shout it now - Shout it loud Not enough time to procrastinate The earth can’t take any more of this shame We never thought we needed to save the planet we are on We gotta act before it’s too late Embrace the change and you could stop the rain Push it back to another day Cos the days will start to fall The animals they’ll die Climate change is real Powered men with money commit their crime Stand up and say you don’t want it that way It’s time to save the world Save the world - save the whole world We’re not gonna back down Save the world - save the whole world Shout it now - Shout it loud

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For the twelfth record in the series young music makers from across Somerset have taken on an issue that effects us all. As a further reflection of these ideas, and to reduce our demand for plastic, we have limited the run of ‘hard copies’ and released the album through download.


You will hear responses to the effect of Climate Change on the natural world, (Polar Lament, Tuvalu/ The Beginning of the End), through demands for action, (Climate Change Blues, Save The World, Gotta Change The Way The Wind Blows); ways we can change things, (Click/Swish/Swipe,), and reflections on politics and the climate change campaign, (Tick Tock, Waiting Room) to how overwhelming an issue like this can be, (Let’s Make It Green).

As with all On The Record albums the music has been especially written, recorded and produced by young people in collaboration with Actiontrack with support from Sound Foundation Somerset.

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released November 28, 2019

Support musicians: Nick Brace, Tim Rowing-Parker
Design: Nathaniel Stevens

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