{"id":54841,"date":"2026-07-29T16:50:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T16:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/?p=54841"},"modified":"2026-07-29T16:50:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T16:50:14","slug":"crisis-what-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2026\/07\/29\/crisis-what-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Crisis? What Crisis?"},"content":{"rendered":"

[Silence]
[Instrumental, Guitar, Piano, Organ, Synth, Bass, Percussion, Drums]<\/p>\n

[Intro]
[Instrumental Intro: Clean Guitar, Deep Bass, Organ Swells, Steady Drums]
[Minimal Beat, Spoken Vocal]
What’s normal…<\/p>\n

Depends…<\/p>\n

On where you’re standing.
(… on understanding)<\/p>\n

[Refrain]
Crisis?
(What crisis?)
Exactly
(Reality)<\/p>\n

You’re soaking in it
(Our habitat habit)<\/p>\n

[Verse 1]
The weather fills another page
Another flood, another stage
Smoke rolls in across the sky
Still we simply wonder why<\/p>\n

One more record, one more heat
Water flowing through the street
After seeing it so long
It starts to feel like we belong<\/p>\n

[Pre-Chorus]
Slowly changed
(Before our eyes)
Growing used
(To new surprise)<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
Crisis?
(What crisis?)
Life goes on
(Another dawn)<\/p>\n

Changing baselines
(Quietly)
Becoming part
(Of memory)<\/p>\n

One more headline
(Passes by)
Until another
(Catches the eye)<\/p>\n

[Refrain]
Crisis?
(What crisis?)
Exactly
(Reality)<\/p>\n

You’re soaking in it
(Our habitat habit)<\/p>\n

[Instrumental]
[Guitar Solo]
[Driving Bass, Organ, Atmospheric Synth, Powerful Drums]<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
Habit has a subtle way
Of reshaping yesterday
What once seemed beyond belief
Gradually becomes routine<\/p>\n

Comfort lives inside the known
Even when the world’s outgrown
Yesterday’s extreme event
Becomes tomorrow’s precedent<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
The greatest change
May not be heat<\/p>\n

It may be what
We still repeat<\/p>\n

Seeing less
(Of what’s begun)
Until the changes
Blend as one<\/p>\n

[Breakdown]
[Minimal Beat, Deep Sub Bass, Spoken Vocal]
The climate…<\/p>\n

Doesn’t ask…<\/p>\n

Whether we’ve adapted.<\/p>\n

It simply…<\/p>\n

Keeps changing.
(… what we’re rearranging…)<\/p>\n

[Final Chorus]
Crisis?
(What crisis?)
Exactly
(Reality)<\/p>\n

You’re soaking in it
(Our habitat habit)<\/p>\n

Open your eyes
(Look around)
Changing ground
(Beneath the ground)<\/p>\n

Crisis?
(Not someday)
It’s unfolding
(Day by day)<\/p>\n

[Outro]
[Instrumental Outro: Echo Guitar, Piano, Organ Fade]
What crisis…<\/p>\n

The one…<\/p>\n

We’ve been living through…
(Me and you)<\/p>\n

All along.
(Sing the song)<\/p>\n

[Refrain]
Crisis?
(What crisis?)
Exactly
(Reality)<\/p>\n

You’re soaking in it
(Our habitat habit)<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a> \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

About the Song<\/p>\n

Couldn’t help but think of Supertramp’s “Crisis? What Crisis?” album cover:<\/div>\n
Maximilien Lamy’s powerful photograph capturing a couple relaxing on a beach against a backdrop of apocalyptic wildfire smoke has quickly become a defining global image of the climate crisis. Taken on July 24, 2026, at Moutchic beach near Lacanau in southwestern France, the photo perfectly encapsulates the jarring contrast of modern climate apathy. It features prominently on the front pages of major global newspapers, including The Times, The Guardian, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times.<\/div>\n

From the album “Exactly<\/a>“<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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