{"id":56522,"date":"2026-11-02T18:34:07","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T18:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/?p=56522"},"modified":"2026-11-02T18:35:39","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T18:35:39","slug":"toilet-to-tap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2026\/11\/02\/toilet-to-tap\/","title":{"rendered":"Toilet to Tap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[Intro]<br \/>\nOut in the desert<br \/>\nWhere the rivers run low<br \/>\nThe future is thirsty<br \/>\nAnd the warning signs show<\/p>\n<p>A shrinking reservoir<br \/>\nA disappearing flow<br \/>\nYou can argue all day<br \/>\nBut the water tells you so<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\nUsed to be the border<br \/>\nUsed to be the price<br \/>\nUsed to be inflation<br \/>\nThat would make the headlines twice<\/p>\n<p>Now the question&#8217;s changing<br \/>\nWhat will tomorrow bring?<\/p>\n<p>[Refrain]<br \/>\nWater scarcity<br \/>\n(Political elixir)<br \/>\nLost security<br \/>\n(How ya gonna fix &#8216;er?)<\/p>\n<p>The water&#8217;s gone<br \/>\n(We won&#8217;t last long)<br \/>\nTime to move along<br \/>\n(From where we went wrong&#8230;)<\/p>\n<p>Rap:<br \/>\n(Toilet to tap)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<br \/>\nHigher bills at the kitchen sink<br \/>\nLess water in the fields<br \/>\nFarmers watch crops on the brink<br \/>\nAnd wondering what will yield<\/p>\n<p>[Refrain]<br \/>\nWater scarcity<br \/>\n(Political elixir)<br \/>\nLost security<br \/>\n(How ya gonna fix &#8216;er?)<\/p>\n<p>The water&#8217;s gone<br \/>\n(We won&#8217;t last long)<br \/>\nTime to move along<br \/>\n(From where we went wrong&#8230;)<\/p>\n<p>Rap:<br \/>\n(Toilet to tap)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nRed state, blue state<br \/>\nSame thirst, same fate<br \/>\nEverybody needs a glass<br \/>\nWhen the reservoirs run past<\/p>\n<p>Left side, right side<br \/>\nNo place left to hide<br \/>\nYou can disagree on why<br \/>\nBut the wells don&#8217;t hear you try<\/p>\n<p>You can vote for a promise<br \/>\nYou can vote for a plan<br \/>\nBut you can&#8217;t vote more water<br \/>\nInto a drying land<\/p>\n<p>[Refrain]<br \/>\nWater scarcity<br \/>\n(Political elixir)<br \/>\nLost security<br \/>\n(How ya gonna fix &#8216;er?)<\/p>\n<p>The water&#8217;s gone<br \/>\n(We won&#8217;t last long)<br \/>\nTime to move along<br \/>\n(From where we went wrong&#8230;)<\/p>\n<p>[Breakdown]<br \/>\n\u201cToilet to Tap\u201d<br \/>\n(Rap)<br \/>\nToilet to tap<br \/>\n(What&#8217;s all the fuss?)<br \/>\nLap it up<br \/>\n(It&#8217;s water for us!)<br \/>\n\u201cToilet to Tap\u201d<br \/>\n(Rap)<\/p>\n<p>[Final Refrain]<br \/>\nWater scarcity<br \/>\n(Political elixir)<br \/>\nLost security<br \/>\n(How ya gonna fix &#8216;er?)<\/p>\n<p>The water&#8217;s gone<br \/>\n(We won&#8217;t last long)<br \/>\nTime to move along<br \/>\n(From where we went wrong&#8230;)<\/p>\n<p>Water security<br \/>\n(Everybody&#8217;s issue)<br \/>\nClimate reality<br \/>\n(Coming into view)<\/p>\n<p>The water&#8217;s gone<br \/>\n(So carry on?)<br \/>\nTime to make a change<br \/>\n(Before we move along!)<\/p>\n<p>[Outro]<br \/>\nRap:<br \/>\n(Toilet to tap)<\/p>\n<p>You can debate the cause<br \/>\nYou can debate the plan<br \/>\nBut you can&#8217;t vote your way<br \/>\nOut of a water shortage, man<\/p>\n<p>The climate vote<br \/>\nStarts at home<br \/>\nAnd water is the issue<br \/>\nWherever you roam<\/p>\n<p>Water&#8230;<br \/>\n(Our lifeblood)<\/p>\n<p>Security&#8230;<br \/>\n(Our future)<\/p>\n<p>Water: Political Elixir!<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width:35%; float:right; margin:0 0 20px 25px; text-align:center;\">\n    <a href=\"\/global_warming\/climate-graphics\/Cliamte-Energy-Arizona-Water.jpg\"><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/global_warming\/climate-graphics\/Cliamte-Energy-Arizona-Water.jpg\"\n            alt=\"Arizona: When Water Security Becomes the Number One Political Issue\"\n            style=\"display:block; width:100%; height:auto;\"\n        \/><br \/>\n    <\/a><br \/>\n<\/figure>\n<p>About the Song<br \/>\n\u201cToilet to Tap\u201d: climate change has permanently altered the water-supply of the American West. The political debate may still revolve around competing explanations and proposed solutions, but the underlying resource constraints cannot be ignored.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83c\udf35 <strong>HOW IS CLIMATE CHANGE HITTING YOU?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ARIZONA: VOTE FOR WATER SECURITY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Something remarkable is happening in Arizona. Water security is now outranking traditionally dominant political issues, including immigration, border security, and inflation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Why? Because climate change is hitting home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udca7 <strong>1. WATER IS NOW THE TOP ISSUE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Arizona voters are putting long-term water security ahead of traditional political priorities. Protecting the Colorado River and securing future water supplies are becoming central election issues.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83c\udfdc\ufe0f <strong>2. CLIMATE CHANGE HITS HOME<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prolonged drought, shrinking reservoirs, disappearing mountain snowpack, and accelerating groundwater depletion are changing the future of the American Southwest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udcb0 <strong>3. THE ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This isn&#8217;t just about the environment. It&#8217;s about everyday expenses and economic survival:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Higher water bills.<\/li>\n<li>Agricultural losses and fallowing farmland.<\/li>\n<li>Housing restrictions where reliable water supplies cannot be guaranteed.<\/li>\n<li>Increasing infrastructure costs passed on to consumers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udebd <strong>4. TOILET TO TAP: THE POLITICAL REALITY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Water recycling and advanced purification are becoming increasingly important to Arizona&#8217;s water future. Yet proposals such as potable water reuse are frequently attacked through politically charged slogans like &#8220;toilet to tap.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here&#8217;s the bigger story: water security is crossing party lines. Even Republican voters are increasingly concerned about protecting water supplies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You don&#8217;t have to agree on climate politics to recognize that everyone needs water.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Arizona is demonstrating how climate change moves from scientific observation to economic consequences and ultimately to political action.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can debate climate change. You can debate water policy. But you cannot vote your way out of a water shortage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>THE CLIMATE VOTE STARTS AT HOME.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">#Arizona #WaterSecurity #ClimateChange #ColoradoRiver #ClimateEconomics #ToiletToTap #VoteForWaterSecurity #IntegratedClimateStewardship<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"\/global_warming\/Climate-Energy-Arizona-Water-Security.html\">Arizona: When Water Security Becomes the Number One Political Issue<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>From the album <strong>&#8220;<a href=\"\/albums\/Feedback-Coupling\/\">Feedback Coupling<\/a>&#8220;<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Intro] Out in the desert Where the rivers run low The future is thirsty And the warning signs show A shrinking reservoir A disappearing flow You can argue all day But the water tells you so [Verse 1] Used to be the border Used to be the price Used to be inflation That would make [&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":"","nfd_image_url":"","nfd_onboarding_generated":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[163],"class_list":["post-56522","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-climate-change"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56522","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=56522"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56522\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56531,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56522\/revisions\/56531"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56522"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56522"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56522"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}