{"id":34066,"date":"2024-05-12T12:25:57","date_gmt":"2024-05-12T12:25:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idea.membrane.com\/songwriter\/?p=34066"},"modified":"2024-05-12T12:25:57","modified_gmt":"2024-05-12T12:25:57","slug":"roller-coaster-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2024\/05\/12\/roller-coaster-incident\/","title":{"rendered":"Roller Coaster Incident"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/Roller-Coaster-Incident.mp3\"> Roller-Coaster-Incident.mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/Roller-Coaster-Incident.mp4\"> Roller-Coaster-Incident.mp4<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Keep your hands and feet<br \/>\nOn your seat<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\nHold on as your roller coaster rolls on<br \/>\n(Rolls on and on)<br \/>\nClicking toward the top<br \/>\nLike a ticking clock<br \/>\n(Tick, Tick, Tick Tick)<br \/>\nThe alarm just won&#8217;t<br \/>\n[Break]<br \/>\nStop!<br \/>\n[Chorus]<br \/>\nScreaming toward the other side<br \/>\nReside in collide as you slide&#8230;<br \/>\nFrom on top<br \/>\nAnd the alarm just won&#8217;t stop<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<br \/>\nIs your coaster beyond coasting<br \/>\nIs it boasting of roasting<br \/>\nDrought than flood<br \/>\nThen mud then drought<br \/>\nIs there any doubt?<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nScreaming toward the other side<br \/>\nReside in collide as you slide&#8230;<br \/>\nFrom on top<br \/>\nAnd the alarm just won&#8217;t stop<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nOur coaster&#8217;s coming off the rails<br \/>\nIt never fails<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental, Guitar Solo, Sub-Bass]<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 3]<br \/>\nIs your coaster beyond coasting<br \/>\nIs it boasting of roasting n&#8217; toasting<br \/>\nIs your coaster off the rails<br \/>\nIt never fails<br \/>\n[Break]<br \/>\nDerails<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nOur coaster&#8217;s coming off the rails<br \/>\nIt never fails<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nScreaming toward the other side<br \/>\nReside in collide as you slide&#8230;<br \/>\nFrom on top<br \/>\nAnd the alarm just won&#8217;t stop<br \/>\n[Break]<br \/>\nStop!<\/p>\n<p>[End]<\/p>\n<p>A SCIENCE NOTE<br \/>\nThis song uses the metaphor of a roller coaster to depict the unpredictable and dangerous trajectory of climate change. The roller coaster represents humanity&#8217;s journey through the impacts of climate change, with its ups and downs symbolizing extreme weather events such as droughts, floods, and mudslides.<\/p>\n<p>In the verses, the lyrics describe the roller coaster&#8217;s relentless movement, comparing it to a ticking clock and emphasizing the feeling of being out of control. The repetition of &#8220;the alarm just won&#8217;t stop&#8221; suggests a sense of urgency and the constant warning signs of environmental crises.<\/p>\n<p>The chorus reflects the sense of impending disaster as the roller coaster hurtles towards &#8220;the other side,&#8221; a metaphor for the unknown future shaped by climate change. The collision imagery implies the collision of different environmental forces and the inevitable consequences of inaction.<\/p>\n<p>The bridge introduces the idea of the roller coaster coming off the rails, symbolizing the breakdown of systems and the failure to address climate change effectively. The repetition of &#8220;It never fails&#8221; underscores the inevitability of disaster if urgent action is not taken.<\/p>\n<p>The song conveys a sense of urgency and the need for collective action to address the climate crisis before it&#8217;s too late.<\/p>\n<h3>From the album &#8220;Nowadays&#8221; by <a href=\"http:\/\/membrane.com\/The_Beatless_Sense_Mongers\/\">The Beatless Sense Mongers<\/a><\/h3>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/\">MegaEpix Enormous<\/a><\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/membrane.com\/global_warming\/\">A song about The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment<\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Roller-Coaster-Incident.mp3 Roller-Coaster-Incident.mp4 Keep your hands and feet On your seat [Verse 1] Hold on as your roller coaster rolls on (Rolls on and on) Clicking toward the top Like a ticking clock (Tick, Tick, Tick Tick) The alarm just won&#8217;t [Break] Stop! [Chorus] Screaming toward the other side Reside in collide as you slide&#8230; From [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,9,14,3955,24],"tags":[163,546,563,3962],"class_list":["post-34066","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-4d-music","category-daniel","category-lyrics","category-megaepix-enormous","category-the-beatless-sense-mongers","tag-climate-change","tag-mp4","tag-music-videos","tag-nowadays"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34066","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34066"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34066\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34084,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34066\/revisions\/34084"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34066"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34066"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34066"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}