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Welcome to the Holocene

by Myriam Elschami

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...What's that word you keep repeating in the refrain...?

Holocene: A geological age spanning the past 12,000 years, characterised by a very stable climate. It allowed humans to settle for the first time, cultivate land and lay the foundation for a thriving culture. A lot of which is at stake as we transition into the Anthropocene, where the imprints of human behaviour on our planet's boundaries threaten to reach irreversible tipping points. And are we even all that happy in this mode of action...?

What came to me first in the creation of this song is the humming theme that runs throughout. It never stops, like Earth is spinning, a warning, an invitation to reconsider and recreate...

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Lyrics:

Come come follow me to the mountaintop
I’ll show you the view of the valley and the river running through
To the deep deep forest and the meadows with the wild apple trees
and the flowers and the bees

Welcome to the Holocene
Yeah welcome to the Holocene

You’ve come a long way, I see there’s weather in your face
And the frost bite slowing down your pace
You may rest in this period of grace but remember the request
you are here as guest

Welcome to the Holocene
Yeah welcome to the Holocene

You wouldn’t take more than you need we agreed
But as you weren’t able bring your offer to the table
Cause earth is burning and you’re churning out polymers
and feed them to the fishes in the rivers

Welcome to the Holocene
Yeah welcome to the Holocene

Deep deep deep deep to the crust ‘til your hands get sore
You dig more of the ore to store heaps heaps heaps heaps
Heaps of big data, no one knows how to use them anymore
Fake news corrosion of the processing core
Fill the air like a poisonous spore
You were lost when you lost how to trust

Welcome to the Holocene
Yeah welcome to the Holocene

Come come follow me to the mountaintop
I’ll show you the view of the valley that is no more as we knew
There were deep deep forests and meadows and wild apple trees
and flowers and bees

Come come follow me to the mountaintop
I’ll show you the view of the valley that is no more as we knew
There were deep deep forests and meadows and wild apple trees
and flowers and bees

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released February 7, 2022
Audio Recording by Laurenz Mösbauer: l4music.de

Recorded at Wartenau 16, 22089 Hamburg - Haus für Kunst, Medien, Design und Theater: wartenau16.eu/das-gewaechshaus

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Myriam Elschami Germany

Music to me is a form of identity, finding ever new ways to surface. From early childhood on, I passionately played the piano and sang. Many years later, my long craved first song was suddenly there. Stunned by the self-organization that magically unfolds when story meets harmony and rhythm, and a bunch of songs later, here I am, daring to share:

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