{"id":55601,"date":"2026-09-21T12:57:38","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T12:57:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/?p=55601"},"modified":"2026-09-21T13:01:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T13:01:11","slug":"known-ozone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2026\/09\/21\/known-ozone\/","title":{"rendered":"Known Ozone"},"content":{"rendered":"

[Silence]
\n[Instrumental Intro: Driving Piano, Deep Sub-Bass, Organ, Electric Guitar, Drums, Percussion, Saxophone]<\/p>\n

[Intro]
\nHold the phone!
\n(Danger zone!)
\nWhat’s the hell?
\n(What’s that smell?)<\/p>\n

You thought you knew
\nThe greenhouse crew?<\/p>\n

Well…
\n(Do you?)<\/p>\n

Known ozone!<\/p>\n

[Verse 1]
\nUnder the sky… down below
\nWhere the sunlight shines
\nThere’s non-laughing gas
\nWaiting in the lines<\/p>\n

But that’s not all…
\n(No, in a domino fall!)<\/p>\n

[Refrain]
\nHold the phone
\n(You’ve reached number one)
\nKnown ozone
\n(No, you can’t be outdone)<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nOzone hits the fan
\nAnd the shit flies
\nMan’s damned demand
\nOpen your eyes…
\n(Realize!)<\/p>\n

[Refrain]
\nHold the phone
\n(You’ve reached number one)
\nKnown ozone
\n(No, you can’t be outdone)<\/p>\n

Not just warming
\n(There’s more to come!)<\/p>\n

Atmospheric!
\n(Ecologic!)
\nCan we defy logic? <\/p>\n

Forcing agent!
\n(That’s the one!)<\/p>\n

[Refrain]
\nHold the phone
\n(You’ve reached number one)
\nKnown ozone
\n(No, you can’t be outdone)<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nAtmospheric forcing!
\n(Logic divorcing!)
\nEcological forcing!
\n(Logical divorcing!)<\/p>\n

[Refrain]
\nHold the phone
\n(You’ve reached number one)
\nKnown ozone
\n(No, you can’t be outdone)<\/p>\n

[Break]
\nHold the phone!
\n(You’re in the winner’s zone!)<\/p>\n

Who’s calling?
\n(Ozone!)<\/p>\n

Number?
\n(Number one!)<\/p>\n

In the OH ZONE!
\n(Ozone)<\/p>\n

[Instrumental]
\n[Electric Guitar Riff]
\n[Organ Groove]
\n[Deep Bass]
\n[Saxophone Answers]
\n[Drums Build]<\/p>\n

[Final Refrain]
\nHold the phone
\n(You’ve reached number one)
\nKnown ozone
\n(No, you can’t be outdone)<\/p>\n

Hold the phone!
\n(You’ve reached number one!)<\/p>\n

It’ well known!
\n(Oh ozone!)<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nOzone…
\n(Oh, ozone…)<\/p>\n

Known ozone…
\n(You should’ve known!)<\/p>\n

[Whisper]
\nAtmospheric…
\n(Defyin’ logic)
\nNo, you’re illogical
\n(And ecological…)
\nSpent
\n(Forcing agent.)<\/p>\n

[Silence]<\/p>\n

\n
\n \"Ozone
\n <\/a>
\n<\/figure>\n

About the Song: Ozone = #1 Climate Gas
\nOzone is usually overlooked as a greenhouse gas. Actually, tropospheric ozone sits atop the climate-change pyramid.<\/p>\n

Why? Because ozone is both an:
\nATMOSPHERIC FORCING AGENT
\n\u2192 traps heat
\n\u2192 drives additional warming
\nand an:
\nECOLOGICAL FORCING AGENT
\n\u2192 damages plants
\n\u2192 reduces photosynthesis
\n\u2192 weakens carbon sinks
\n\u2192 leaves more CO\u2082 in the atmosphere
\n\u2192 drives additional warming<\/p>\n

FOREST DECLINE: 17%\u201340%
\nGREENHOUSE GAS: #3<\/p>\n

Ozone doesn\u2019t just warm the atmosphere. It can damage the biological systems that remove CO\u2082 from it.<\/p>\n

OZONE = ATMOSPHERIC + ECOLOGICAL FORCING AGENT<\/p>\n

That makes ozone one of the most important\u2014and overlooked\u2014climate-change agents.<\/p>\n

Read Known Ozone: The #1 Climate Gas<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

From the album “Present Tense<\/a>“<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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