{"id":54827,"date":"2026-07-28T17:14:47","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T17:14:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/?p=54827"},"modified":"2026-07-28T17:14:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T17:14:47","slug":"where-theres-smoke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2026\/07\/28\/where-theres-smoke\/","title":{"rendered":"Where There\u2019s Smoke"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[Silence]<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental, Guitar, Piano, Organ, Synth, Bass, Percussion, Drums]<\/p>\n<p>[Intro]<br \/>\n[Instrumental Intro: Wind Effects, Acoustic Guitar Harmonics, Deep Bass Drone, Organ Swell]<br \/>\n[Minimal Beat, Spoken Vocal]<br \/>\nYou smell it&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Before you see it&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>One spark&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Lights up the dark.<\/p>\n<p>[Refrain]<br \/>\nWhere there&#8217;s smoke<br \/>\n(There&#8217;s fire)<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s no joke<br \/>\n(Fanning flames higher)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\nThe forest dries beneath the sun<br \/>\nAnother season has begun<br \/>\nOne small ember finds its way<br \/>\nTurning night into the day<\/p>\n<p>Ashes riding on the breeze<br \/>\nCarried far beyond the trees<br \/>\nThe sky grows dim at noon again<br \/>\nSmoke starts&#8230; where will it end<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nTiny sparks<br \/>\n(Growing fast)<br \/>\nBuilding futures<br \/>\n(From the past)<\/p>\n<p>[Refrain]<br \/>\nWhere there&#8217;s smoke<br \/>\n(There&#8217;s fire)<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s no joke<br \/>\n(Fanning flames higher)<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental]<br \/>\n[Guitar Solo]<br \/>\n[Heavy Bass Groove, Organ Swells, Atmospheric Synth, Driving Drums]<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<br \/>\nBlackened forests lose their shade<br \/>\nCarbon debts are quickly paid<br \/>\nSoot on snow absorbs the light<br \/>\nMelting ice with darker white<\/p>\n<p>Smoke can cool the sky today<br \/>\nBlocking sunlight on its way<br \/>\nYet after all the haze is gone<br \/>\nThe warming keeps on carrying on<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nFire feeds the warming air<br \/>\nWarming makes more fire there<br \/>\nRound and round the cycle grows<br \/>\nHow far it ends&#8230; nobody knows<\/p>\n<p>[Breakdown]<br \/>\n[Minimal Beat, Deep Sub Bass, Spoken Vocal]<br \/>\nSmoke&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>is more than smoke.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a signal&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>of energy&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>moving through all we see.<\/p>\n<p>[Final Chorus]<br \/>\nWhere there&#8217;s smoke<br \/>\n(There&#8217;s fire)<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s no joke<br \/>\n(Fanning flames higher)<\/p>\n<p>Ash to sky<br \/>\n(Sky to flame)<br \/>\nChanging climates<br \/>\n(Change the game)<\/p>\n<p>Where there&#8217;s smoke<br \/>\n(Understand)<br \/>\nThat the human<br \/>\n(Has changed the land)<\/p>\n<p>[Outro]<br \/>\n[Instrumental Outro: Echo Guitar, Organ Fade, Wind, Crackling Fire]<br \/>\nWhere there&#8217;s smoke&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s fire&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Still rising&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Higher&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>From the album <strong>&#8220;<a href=\"\/albums\/Exactly\/\">Exactly<\/a>&#8220;<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Silence] [Instrumental, Guitar, Piano, Organ, Synth, Bass, Percussion, Drums] [Intro] [Instrumental Intro: Wind Effects, Acoustic Guitar Harmonics, Deep Bass Drone, Organ Swell] [Minimal Beat, Spoken Vocal] You smell it&#8230; Before you see it&#8230; One spark&#8230; Lights up the dark. 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