The Macroscopic Perspective
In science, when you stop looking at individual particles (the “microscopic”) and start looking at the system as a whole (the “macroscopic”), you are taking a Macroscopic View.
The Hurricane Example: While individual air molecules move chaotically and appear random at small scales, the macroscopic view reveals organized structures — such as the hurricane’s eye and its spiral bands.
[Intro]
As a matter of fact
(Pull back)
[Verse 1]
Can’t see the knows on your face
(Can’t keep up with the human race)
Blinded by the chaos
(In the face of all of us)
[Bridge]
As a matter of fact
(Pull back)
[Chorus]
Macroscopic (Perspective)
Take a look and see
Macroscopic (Perspective)
The fallacy of destiny
[Verse 2]
Can’t see the forest through the trees
(How warming results in a freeze)
Reminded of the chaos
(In the face of all of us)
[Bridge]
As a matter of fact
(Pull back)
[Chorus]
Macroscopic (Perspective)
Take a look and see
Macroscopic (Perspective)
The fallacy of destiny
[Outro]
As a matter of fact
(Pull back)
[Bridge – Breakdown]
[Minimal Beat, Sub Bass, Spoken Vocal]
Look and see
(Reality)
… really….
[Intro]
Reign!
(Like a hurricane)
[Verse 1]
Can you see
(Where you stand)
Can you fly
(Above the land)
[Bridge]
Reign!
(Like a hurricane)
[Chorus]
Can you see
(If I’s in the eye)
Could it be
(The answer’s from on high)
[Verse 2]
The wind and rain
(Whirl and swirl)
Hard to explain
(Low n’ the blow)
[Bridge]
Reign!
(Like a hurricane)
[Chorus]
Can you see
(If I’s in the eye)
Could it be
(The answer’s from on high)
[Bridge – Breakdown]
Look large
(Pull back)
Enlarge
(Pull back)
Out of the twirl
[Chorus]
Can you see
(If I’s in the eye)
Could it be
(The answer’s from on high)
[Outro]
Can you tell
(If all is well)
Could it be
(From above we’ll see)
ABOUT THE SONG
From inside a hurricane, it is hard to tell what it going on.
From a macroscopic perspective, a hurricane is analyzed as a massive, organized, and self-sustaining atmospheric heat engine, often spanning hundreds of kilometers, that converts heat energy from warm ocean waters into mechanical energy (wind). This large-scale, top-down view focuses on the system’s overall structure, including the central eye, surrounding eyewall, and spiraling rain bands.
You need to “pull back” to see the what’s going on.
[Intro]
Hey, man
(Butterfly)
In what begins…
Tiny motion, motion, motion (wide)
Butterfly
[Verse 1]
Shift a grain
(Change the sky)
Drop of rain
(Multiply)
Small mistake
(Big cascade)
Lines that break
(Rippled braid)
Hey, man
(Butterfly)
[Bridge]
In what begins…
[Chorus]
Hey, man
(Can’t you see?)
Every move
(Seeds the sea)
Bend the curve
(Set it free)
Strange attractor
(Entropy)
[Bridge]
In what begins…
[Verse 2]
Loop the loop
(Feedback hum)
Future’s group
(Where we’re from)
Edge of phase
(Flip the state)
Simple phrase
(Complicate)
Hey, man
(Butterfly)
[Bridge]
Come on, man
(Nonlinear)
Order hiding in the blur (there)
Amplify!
(Classify!)
[Chorus]
Hey, man
(Can’t predict)
What begins
(Interconnects)
Every spark
(Architects)
Strange attractor
(What’s next?)
[Breakdown]
Fractal fire
(Self-similar)
Climb the wire
(Regular)
Near and far
(Spiral tight)
Chaos theory
(Holds it right)
[Outro]
Hey, man
(Butterfly)
[Minimal Beat, Whispered Vocal]
Trace the pattern (in the sky)
Hardwired?
(Amplified)
From a whisper
(Worldwide)
[Intro]
Hey, man
(Hardwired)
Static, static, static (clear)
Hardwired
[Verse 1]
Crossed a wire
(Sparks will fly)
Feed the fire
(Question why)
Short the fuse
(Burn it down)
Blame the news
(Spin it round)
Hey, man
(Hardwired)
[Chorus]
Hey, man
(Change the plan)
Flip the switch
(Understand)
No more fryin’
(In demand)
We’re hardwired
(To take a stand)
[Bridge]
Come on, man
(Reset, reset)
Dial it back, back, back (now)
Hardwired!
(Sing along)
Rewired!
[Verse 2]
Loop the blame
(Again, again)
Fuel the flame
(Where’s it end?)
Break the chain
(Cut the feed)
Feel the strain
(Plant the seed)
Hey, man
(Hardwired)
[Chorus]
Hey, man
(Change the plan)
Hear the tone
(From the band)
No more livin’
(Slip and slide)
We’re hardwired
(From inside)
[Breakdown]
Static fades
(Clear the line)
Raise the gauge
(Realign)
Not haywire
(Not today)
Hardwired
(Find the way)
[Outro]
Hey, man
(Hardwired)
Cool the fire
[Scream Vocal]
(Rewired!)
Sing along
(Hardwired!)
Sound the choir
(As for haywire!)
ABOUT THE SONG
The term “hardwired” can relate to chaos theory in an interesting conceptual way, especially when you consider systems, patterns, and predictability. Let me break it down carefully:
In chaos theory, small differences in initial conditions can lead to vastly different outcomes — the classic “butterfly effect.”
Something that is hardwired can be thought of as a fixed parameter or rule in a system.
If a system is “hardwired,” it may follow a deterministic rule, but chaos can still emerge if the system is sensitive to initial conditions.
Example: The equations governing a double pendulum are fixed (hardwired), yet their motion is highly unpredictable.
Hardwiring sets the boundaries or structure of a system.
Chaos doesn’t imply total randomness; it arises within deterministic rules.
The “hardwired” aspects define the rules the chaos operates under.
Example: In weather systems, physical laws (thermodynamics, fluid dynamics) are hardwired, but the outcomes are chaotic and difficult to predict beyond a certain time horizon.
Many chaotic systems include feedback loops that amplify small changes.
These loops are often “hardwired” into the system structure.
Example: In a population model (predator-prey dynamics), the rules governing reproduction and predation are fixed, but the population sizes over time can fluctuate unpredictably.
If you think of humans as a system, “hardwired” tendencies (genetic or neurological) can interact with the environment in complex ways.
Even with “hardwired” behavior, chaotic outcomes can appear due to environmental sensitivity.
This is analogous to deterministic chaos: predictable rules, unpredictable outcomes.
In short:
Hardwired = deterministic rules or fixed structures in a system.
Chaos theory = sensitive dependence on initial conditions within deterministic systems.
The connection: hardwired rules can produce chaotic behavior, because fixed rules interacting with small changes can create complex, unpredictable dynamics.
[Intro]
As a matter intact
(Look close)
[Muted Guitar Harmonics]
Trace it back
(So close)
[Verse 1]
See the lines upon your hand
(Every choice a grain of sand)
Tiny fractures in the glass
(Where the moments slowly pass)
Hidden in the smallest act
(Consequences compact)
[Bridge]
As a matter intact
(Look close)
[Chorus]
Microscopic (Reflection)
Take a closer view
Microscopic (Connection)
The little things we do
Microscopic (Correction)
Shift a point or two
Microscopic (Direction)
Becomes the world you knew
[Verse 2]
In a whisper lies a storm
(In a norm, the break from norm)
Heat begins at minor degrees
(Seeds become the tallest trees)
What appears so small, so slight
(Turns the day or bends the night)
[Bridge]
As a matter intact
(Look close)
[Chorus]
Microscopic (Reflection)
Take a closer view
Microscopic (Connection)
The little things we do
Microscopic (Inflection)
Changes what is true
Microscopic (Perception)
Defines the wider view
[Outro]
As a matter intact
(Look close)
Look within
(Reality)
Begin…
(And see)
…clearly.