Temporal Mechanics
Channel: James Pistole
Date: 01/11/2015

Music and lyrics by James Pistole
Audio track: https://soundcloud.com/jpistole/temporal-mechanics
Relevant xkcd: https://xkcd.com/673/

Lyrics:
Here in the daylight, you won't see fear inside my eyes
but I'll never venture very far
into the darkness
There are monsters in the dark
And the daylight is fading
Is there nothing that we can do?
I heard we could save it
That's right: it's daylight saving time
to understand the reasons for the changing time
And, is it for farmers?
No, agricultural interests are generally opposed
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving_time#Politics)

Here in the darkness, can you see the fear inside my eyes?
I'm not scared of ghouls or ghosts
But, I think I just saw a girl walk by dressed up as sexy Donald Trump
(http://boingboing.net/2015/09/24/sexy-donald-trump-costume.html)
And the daylight is fading
Is there nothing that we can do?
I heard we could save it
That's right: it's daylight saving time
to understand the reasons for the changing time
And, does it save energy? The actual effects are highly disputed
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving_time#Energy_use)

During the Winter, we need the daylight most of all
So why do we stop saving in the Fall?
Never minded falling back in bed, but I hate to spring ahead
And, the daylight is fading
Is there nothing that we can do?
I heard we could save it
That's right: It's daylight saving time
to understand to the reasons for the changing time
They say it's for an extra hour of daylight after working hours
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving_time#History)

Why can't we save daylight the whole year around?
Why can't we save daylight the whole year around?

Here in the US, we only save the daylight from
second Sunday in March until the first in November
(http://www.nist.gov/pml/div688/localtime.cfm#when)
But when we save the daylight, what are we saving it from?
And the daylight is fading
Is there nothing that we can do?
I heard we could save it
That's right: it's daylight saving time
to understand the reasons for the changing time
Could we save it for the whole year round?
I guess there's just one problem

Without the changing of the times, how am I to know
when to change the batteries in my smoke alarms?
(http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Newsroom/News-Releases/2013/Daylight-Saving-Time--Replace-Batteries-in-Smoke-and-Carbon-Monoxide-Alarms/)

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