{"id":43275,"date":"2025-04-28T13:21:33","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T13:21:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idea.membrane.com\/songwriter\/?p=43275"},"modified":"2025-04-28T13:21:33","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T13:21:33","slug":"squawking-bird-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2025\/04\/28\/squawking-bird-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Squawking Bird"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/XIII\/Squawking-Bird-0.mp3\">Squawking-Bird-0.mp3<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/XIII\/Squawking-Bird-0.mp4\">Squawking-Bird-0.mp4<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/XIII\/Squawking-Bird-I.mp3\">Squawking-Bird-I.mp3<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/XIII\/Squawking-Bird-I.mp4\">Squawking-Bird-I.mp4<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/XIII\/Squawking-Bird-intro.mp3\">Squawking-Bird-intro.mp3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\nStanding at the podium<br \/>\nSpouting out about<br \/>\nAd nauseam<br \/>\nAnd raising doubt<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nGawking bird<br \/>\n(Squawking the absurd)<br \/>\nSquawking bird<br \/>\n(No truth in word)<br \/>\nWord.<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<br \/>\nTrying to address<br \/>\nFailing to impress<br \/>\nRhetoric and lies<br \/>\nNeed to die<br \/>\n(Realize!)<br \/>\nTry!<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nGawking bird<br \/>\n(Squawking the absurd)<br \/>\nSquawking bird<br \/>\n(No truth in word)<br \/>\nWord.<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nSpouting out<br \/>\n(Casting doubt)<br \/>\nCan&#8217;t figure out<br \/>\n(A word that you say)<br \/>\nAny way<br \/>\n(Anyway)<br \/>\nNot another day<br \/>\n(No, no way)<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nGawking bird<br \/>\n(Squawking the absurd)<br \/>\nSquawking bird<br \/>\n(No truth in word)<br \/>\nWord.<\/p>\n<p>[Outro]<br \/>\nAbsurd squawking bird<br \/>\n(No truth in word)<br \/>\nWord.<\/p>\n<p>ABOUT THE SONG<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"208\" data-end=\"494\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"210\" data-end=\"494\">Verse 1 (&#8220;standing at the podium, spouting out about ad nauseam, and raising doubt&#8221;) sets the scene: Trump at his podium, speaking at length \u2014 often repeating himself, overwhelming audiences with endless talking points, and most importantly, sowing confusion and distrust.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"496\" data-end=\"849\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"498\" data-end=\"849\">Chorus (&#8220;gawking bird \/ squawking the absurd \/ no truth in word&#8221;) paints Trump as a <em data-start=\"586\" data-end=\"619\">loud, attention-grabbing figure<\/em> \u2014 much like a noisy bird \u2014 whose statements are full of absurdities and falsehoods. The repetition of <em data-start=\"730\" data-end=\"738\">&#8220;Word&#8221;<\/em> at the end emphasizes the hollowness of his speech, as if even the act of &#8220;speaking&#8221; has lost its meaning.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"851\" data-end=\"1258\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"853\" data-end=\"1258\">Verse 2 (&#8220;trying to address, failing to impress, rhetoric and lies need to die&#8221;) points out that while Trump may have tried to tackle serious issues, his reliance on bombast, misinformation, and self-promotion led to <em data-start=\"1082\" data-end=\"1122\">failure to inspire trust or confidence<\/em>. There&#8217;s a plea for honesty and clarity (&#8220;Realize! Try!&#8221;), suggesting frustration with his unwillingness or inability to do better.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1260\" data-end=\"1599\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1262\" data-end=\"1599\">Bridge (&#8220;spouting out, casting doubt, can&#8217;t figure out a word that you say&#8221;) highlights how his speech often seemed incoherent or contradictory \u2014 to the point where listeners struggled to follow or believe anything being said. The repeated feeling of &#8220;not another day&#8221; expresses weariness and desperation from the public.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1601\" data-end=\"1846\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1603\" data-end=\"1846\">Chorus and Outro (&#8220;absurd squawking bird \/ no truth in word&#8221;) drive home the image of Trump\u2019s press conferences as a noisy spectacle of nonsense and lies, offering no real leadership or communication, only empty, chaotic sound.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>From the album &#8220;<a href=\"\/songwriter\/tag\/under-control\/\">Under Control<\/a>&#8220;<\/h3>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/everything.membrane.com\/trumpenomics-the-decline-of-the-us\/\">Trumpenomics: The Decline of the US<\/a><\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/membrane.com\/global_warming\/\">The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment<\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Squawking-Bird-0.mp3 Squawking-Bird-0.mp4 Squawking-Bird-I.mp3 Squawking-Bird-I.mp4 Squawking-Bird-intro.mp3 [Verse 1] Standing at the podium Spouting out about Ad nauseam And raising doubt [Chorus] Gawking bird (Squawking the absurd) Squawking bird (No truth in word) Word. [Verse 2] Trying to address Failing to impress Rhetoric and lies Need to die (Realize!) Try! 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