{"id":42288,"date":"2025-03-22T12:47:42","date_gmt":"2025-03-22T12:47:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idea.membrane.com\/songwriter\/?p=42288"},"modified":"2025-03-22T12:47:42","modified_gmt":"2025-03-22T12:47:42","slug":"kicked-to-the-curb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2025\/03\/22\/kicked-to-the-curb\/","title":{"rendered":"Kicked to the Curb"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/XI\/Kicked-to-the-Curb-0.mp3\">Kicked-to-the-Curb-0.mp3<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/XI\/Kicked-to-the-Curb-0.mp4\">Kicked-to-the-Curb-0.mp4<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/XI\/Kicked-to-the-Curb-I.mp3\">Kicked-to-the-Curb-I.mp3<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/XI\/Kicked-to-the-Curb-I.mp4\">Kicked-to-the-Curb-I.mp4<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/XI\/Kicked-to-the-Curb-intro.mp3\">Kicked-to-the-Curb-intro.mp3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[Intro]<br \/>\nHow absurd&#8230;<br \/>\nKicked to the curb<br \/>\nTrying to ignore<br \/>\nScience evermore?<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\nIt makes me want to cry<br \/>\nIgnoring the causes, we die<br \/>\nOverwhelming evidence<br \/>\nOf modern science<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nHow absurd&#8230;<br \/>\nKicked to the curb<br \/>\nTrying to ignore<br \/>\nScience evermore?<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nStart realizing<br \/>\n(The temperatures rising)<br \/>\nClimate is unfit<br \/>\n(Due to it)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<br \/>\nDoes it make you mad<br \/>\nPeople are indifferent<br \/>\nDoes it make you sad<br \/>\nFailed our experiment<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nHow absurd&#8230;<br \/>\nKicked to the curb<br \/>\nTrying to ignore<br \/>\nScience evermore?<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nStart realizing<br \/>\n(The temperatures rising)<br \/>\nClimate is unfit<br \/>\n(Due to it)<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nHow absurd&#8230;<br \/>\nKicked to the curb<br \/>\nTrying to ignore<br \/>\nScience evermore?<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nClimate is unfit<br \/>\n(Throw a fit!)<\/p>\n<p>ABOUT THE SONG<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"152\">This song, <em data-start=\"11\" data-end=\"31\">Kicked to the Curb<\/em>, captures the frustration, sadness, and urgency surrounding the climate crisis. Here&#8217;s an interpretation of its meaning:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"154\" data-end=\"1641\">\n<li data-start=\"154\" data-end=\"498\">\n<p data-start=\"156\" data-end=\"498\"><strong data-start=\"156\" data-end=\"167\">Verse 1<\/strong> highlights the emotional toll of climate inaction, emphasizing that despite overwhelming scientific evidence, humanity continues to ignore the root causes of climate change, leading to dire consequences. The phrase <em data-start=\"383\" data-end=\"414\">&#8220;ignoring the causes, we die&#8221;<\/em> underscores the direct link between human negligence and environmental catastrophe.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"500\" data-end=\"869\">\n<p data-start=\"502\" data-end=\"869\"><strong data-start=\"502\" data-end=\"512\">Chorus<\/strong> conveys disbelief at the situation. <em data-start=\"549\" data-end=\"585\">&#8220;How absurd&#8230; kicked to the curb&#8221;<\/em> suggests that climate science and those advocating for change have been cast aside, disregarded in favor of short-term interests or outright denial. The rhetorical question, <em data-start=\"760\" data-end=\"798\" data-is-only-node=\"\">&#8220;Trying to ignore science evermore?&#8221;<\/em>, criticizes ongoing efforts to suppress or dismiss scientific reality.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"871\" data-end=\"1142\">\n<p data-start=\"873\" data-end=\"1142\"><strong data-start=\"873\" data-end=\"883\">Bridge<\/strong> serves as a stark warning. <em data-start=\"911\" data-end=\"939\">&#8220;The temperature\u2019s rising&#8221;<\/em> is both literal and symbolic\u2014global temperatures are increasing, and so is the urgency to act. <em data-start=\"1035\" data-end=\"1067\" data-is-only-node=\"\">&#8220;Climate is unfit (Due to it)&#8221;<\/em> implies that human actions have made the planet increasingly inhospitable.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1144\" data-end=\"1487\">\n<p data-start=\"1146\" data-end=\"1487\"><strong data-start=\"1146\" data-end=\"1157\">Verse 2<\/strong> shifts to frustration over public and governmental indifference. It questions whether people feel anger or sadness over the failure to address climate change effectively. The phrase <em data-start=\"1340\" data-end=\"1365\">&#8220;Failed our experiment&#8221;<\/em> refers to the idea that humanity had a chance to manage its impact on the environment but has instead squandered it.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1489\" data-end=\"1641\">\n<p data-start=\"1491\" data-end=\"1641\"><strong data-start=\"1491\" data-end=\"1518\">Final Bridge and Chorus<\/strong> reinforce the urgency and desperation, with <em data-start=\"1563\" data-end=\"1579\">&#8220;Throw a fit!&#8221;<\/em> calling for people to take action rather than remain passive.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1643\" data-end=\"1873\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Overall, the song is a lament about the rejection of climate science and the avoidable destruction it leads to, urging listeners to recognize the crisis before it&#8217;s too late.<\/p>\n<h3>From the album &#8220;<a href=\"\/songwriter\/tag\/on-the-edge\/\">On the Edge<\/a>&#8220;<\/h3>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/membrane.com\/global_warming\/\">The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment<\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kicked-to-the-Curb-0.mp3 Kicked-to-the-Curb-0.mp4 Kicked-to-the-Curb-I.mp3 Kicked-to-the-Curb-I.mp4 Kicked-to-the-Curb-intro.mp3 [Intro] How absurd&#8230; Kicked to the curb Trying to ignore Science evermore? [Verse 1] It makes me want to cry Ignoring the causes, we die Overwhelming evidence Of modern science [Chorus] How absurd&#8230; Kicked to the curb Trying to ignore Science evermore? [Bridge] Start realizing (The temperatures rising) Climate is [&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],"tags":[163,4108],"class_list":["post-42288","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-4d-music","category-daniel","category-lyrics","tag-climate-change","tag-on-the-edge"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42288","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42288"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42288\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42295,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42288\/revisions\/42295"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42288"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42288"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42288"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}