{"id":34177,"date":"2024-05-15T11:36:15","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T11:36:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idea.membrane.com\/songwriter\/?p=34177"},"modified":"2024-05-15T11:36:15","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T11:36:15","slug":"your-local-neighborhood-savior","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2024\/05\/15\/your-local-neighborhood-savior\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Local Neighborhood Savior"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/Your-Local-Neighborhood-Savior-AfterParty.mp3\"> Your-Local-Neighborhood-Savior-AfterParty.mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/Your-Local-Neighborhood-Savior-AfterParty.mp4\"> Your-Local-Neighborhood-Savior-AfterParty.mp4<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/Your-Local-Neighborhood-Savior-prequel.mp3\"> Your-Local-Neighborhood-Savior-prequel.mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/Your-Local-Neighborhood-Savior-prequel.mp4\"> Your-Local-Neighborhood-Savior-prequel.mp4<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/Your-Local-Neighborhood-Savior.mp3\"> Your-Local-Neighborhood-Savior.mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/Your-Local-Neighborhood-Savior.mp4\"> Your-Local-Neighborhood-Savior.mp4<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Are the Jones Home?<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\nDoes the grass always seem greener<br \/>\nFor your next door neighbor<br \/>\nWell, maybe green grass<br \/>\nIs a thing of the past?<br \/>\n[Turn Around]<br \/>\nPerhaps you&#8217;re the neighborhood Savior? (Save our)<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nDown on your knees, planting trees<br \/>\nHold your head high, counting birds in the sky<br \/>\nDig in with the soul (and roll)<br \/>\nOh, yea, let the music play all day<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s time you, all<br \/>\nGrew a little more wild<br \/>\n(For a while)<br \/>\nYou went insane<br \/>\n(With the tame)<br \/>\nAnoint exploit<br \/>\n(Since gone lame)<br \/>\nWhy not become a neighborhood savior<br \/>\n(and save our&#8230;.)<\/p>\n<p>[Outro]<br \/>\nSavior, save our<br \/>\nThis could be our last hour<br \/>\nSavior, save our<\/p>\n<p>[End]<\/p>\n<p>A SCIENCE NOTE<br \/>\n&#8220;Your Local Neighborhood Savior&#8221; seems to convey a message of individual responsibility and empowerment in the face of climate change. The song suggests that instead of envying the apparent greener pastures of others, individuals have the power to make positive changes in their own neighborhoods and communities.<\/p>\n<p>In the first verse, the lyrics question the perception of greener grass elsewhere, hinting at the declining environmental conditions that affect everyone. The turn in the lyrics suggests a shift in perspective, with the listener potentially being positioned as the neighborhood savior, capable of making a difference.<\/p>\n<p>The chorus emphasizes taking tangible actions like planting trees and observing wildlife as ways to contribute positively to the environment. These actions are portrayed as empowering and fulfilling, encouraging listeners to embrace their role as stewards of their local environment.<\/p>\n<p>The bridge urges listeners to break free from societal norms and embrace a more natural and wild way of living, contrasting with the tamed and exploited state of the environment. The call to become a neighborhood savior underscores the urgency of the situation and the importance of collective action to safeguard the planet.<\/p>\n<p>The outro reinforces the message of urgency, portraying the role of the neighborhood savior as crucial in potentially saving humanity from environmental catastrophe. Overall, the song serves as a rallying cry for individual action and environmental stewardship in the face of climate change.<\/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>Your-Local-Neighborhood-Savior-AfterParty.mp3 Your-Local-Neighborhood-Savior-AfterParty.mp4 Your-Local-Neighborhood-Savior-prequel.mp3 Your-Local-Neighborhood-Savior-prequel.mp4 Your-Local-Neighborhood-Savior.mp3 Your-Local-Neighborhood-Savior.mp4 Are the Jones Home? [Verse 1] Does the grass always seem greener For your next door neighbor Well, maybe green grass Is a thing of the past? [Turn Around] Perhaps you&#8217;re the neighborhood Savior? (Save our) [Chorus] Down on your knees, planting trees Hold your head high, counting birds [&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-34177","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\/34177","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=34177"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34177\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34190,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34177\/revisions\/34190"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34177"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34177"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34177"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}