{"id":37904,"date":"2024-10-28T12:49:21","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T12:49:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idea.membrane.com\/songwriter\/?p=37904"},"modified":"2024-10-28T12:49:21","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T12:49:21","slug":"afraid-to-jump-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2024\/10\/28\/afraid-to-jump-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Afraid to Jump In?"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/VI\/Afraid-to-Jump-In-0.mp3\"> Afraid-to-Jump-In-0.mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/VI\/Afraid-to-Jump-In-0.mp4\"> Afraid-to-Jump-In-0.mp4<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/VI\/Afraid-to-Jump-In-I.mp3\"> Afraid-to-Jump-In-I.mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/VI\/Afraid-to-Jump-In-I.mp4\"> Afraid-to-Jump-In-I.mp4<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/VI\/Afraid-to-Jump-In-prelude.mp3\"> Afraid-to-Jump-In-prelude.mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\nAfraid to jump in?<br \/>\n(Guess what?)<br \/>\nYou&#8217;re already swimin&#8217;<br \/>\n(No, but)<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nHold on tight<br \/>\n(Or better let loose)<br \/>\nHear comes the light<br \/>\n(Zest of Zeus)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\n[Instrumental, Drum Solo]<br \/>\nWhat do we bring?<br \/>\n(Souls we sing!)<br \/>\nWhat do we give?<br \/>\n(We live to give!)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<br \/>\nReally, it&#8217;s no joke<br \/>\n(As you soak)<br \/>\nYou&#8217;re already swimin&#8217;<br \/>\n(Within)<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nHold on tight<br \/>\n(Or better let loose)<br \/>\nHear comes the light<br \/>\n(Zest of Zeus)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nWhat do we bring?<br \/>\n(Souls we sing!)<br \/>\nWhat do we give?<br \/>\n(We live to give!)<\/p>\n<p>[Outro]<br \/>\nWhat do we bring?<br \/>\n(Souls we sing!)<\/p>\n<p>ABOUT THE SONG<br \/>\nThis song, Afraid to Jump In?, explores the urgent yet overwhelming reality of climate change and the choices humanity faces. The opening line, &#8220;Afraid to jump in?&#8221; speaks to the hesitation and fear many people experience when confronting the climate crisis, but the follow-up reveals the twist: we\u2019re already &#8220;swimming&#8221; in it, whether we realize it or not. This idea captures the way climate change is inescapably part of our world and daily lives, not a distant threat.<\/p>\n<p>The chorus, with lines like &#8220;Hold on tight (Or better let loose),&#8221; hints at the dual approaches people can take\u2014holding on and bracing for impact, or letting go and confronting the reality. &#8220;Zest of Zeus&#8221; suggests the intense power and force of nature, like lightning from Zeus, emphasizing that this force isn\u2019t fully within our control.<\/p>\n<p>The bridge and outro reflect a hopeful resilience: &#8220;What do we bring? (Souls we sing!)&#8221; and &#8220;What do we give? (We live to give!)&#8221; suggest a call for unity and selfless action. This imagery reinforces the theme of collective responsibility in facing climate change and hints at a shared purpose and dedication to making a positive impact. The song ultimately portrays climate change as an unavoidable challenge, but one that calls for both resilience and proactive choices from each individual.<\/p>\n<h3>From the album &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/idea.membrane.com\/songwriter\/tag\/what-the\/\">What The?<\/a>&#8221; by <a href=\"http:\/\/membrane.com\/The_Beatless_Sense_Mongers\/\">The Beatless Sense Mongers<\/a><\/h3>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/membrane.com\/global_warming\/\">A song about The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment<\/a><\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/VI\/\">MegaEpix Enormous<\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Afraid-to-Jump-In-0.mp3 Afraid-to-Jump-In-0.mp4 Afraid-to-Jump-In-I.mp3 Afraid-to-Jump-In-I.mp4 Afraid-to-Jump-In-prelude.mp3 [Verse 1] Afraid to jump in? (Guess what?) 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[Verse 2] Really, [&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":[163,546,563,4035],"class_list":["post-37904","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-what-the"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37904","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=37904"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37904\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37920,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37904\/revisions\/37920"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37904"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37904"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37904"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}