{"id":43372,"date":"2025-05-01T11:48:04","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T11:48:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idea.membrane.com\/songwriter\/?p=43372"},"modified":"2025-05-03T15:13:59","modified_gmt":"2025-05-03T15:13:59","slug":"smokin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2025\/05\/01\/smokin\/","title":{"rendered":"Smokin’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Smokin-0.mp3<\/a>
\nSmokin-0.mp4<\/a>
\nSmokin-I.mp3<\/a>
\nSmokin-I.mp4<\/a>
\nSmokin-intro.mp3<\/a><\/p>\n

[Intro]
\n(Wow-eee!)
\nDid you see?<\/p>\n

[Verse 1]
\nShe….
\n(Is hot)
\nIn case you forgot
\n(She’s hot)
\nWith all she’s got<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nIs she too hot
\n(Too, too hot)<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nI ain’t jokin’
\nWhen I say she’s smokin’
\nHer entire attire
\n(Is on fire!)<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\n(Wow-eee!)
\nDid you see?<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nShe is hot
\n(She’s on fire)
\nIn case you forgot
\n(Take her higher)
\nWith all you’ve got<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nIs she too hot
\n(Too, too hot)<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nI ain’t jokin’
\nWhen I say she’s smokin’
\nHer entire attire
\n(Is on fire!)<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nIs she too hot
\n(Too, too hot)<\/p>\n

ABOUT THE SONG
\nThe song “Smokin\u2019” uses double entendre and wordplay to deliver a sharp allegory for the climate crisis, portraying Mother Nature (“She”) as both alluring and burning, quite literally. Beneath its catchy, flirtatious tone lies a warning about planetary overheating, and humanity\u2019s dangerously passive or admiring gaze as the planet ignites.<\/p>\n

Verse 1:<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n

She… (Is hot) \/ In case you forgot \/ (She’s hot) \/ With all she’s got<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cHot\u201d serves a dual meaning\u2014on the surface, it’s sensual; deeper down, it signals dangerous temperature rise. \u201cIn case you forgot\u201d hints at willful ignorance of nature\u2019s current state. \u201cWith all she\u2019s got\u201d reflects both her abundance and the fury now unleashed as a result of environmental abuse.<\/p>\n

Bridge:<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n

Is she too hot (Too, too hot)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

A rhetorical question\u2014inviting the listener to reconsider whether we\u2019ve crossed the climatic point of no return. Repetition of \u201ctoo\u201d drives the idea of excess, suggesting that nature\u2019s rising heat is no longer a metaphor, but a physical, global threat.<\/p>\n

Chorus:<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n

I ain’t jokin’ \/ When I say she’s smokin’ \/ Her entire attire \/ (Is on fire!)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The cheeky tone contrasts with a deadly message: \u201csmokin\u2019\u201d is literal. Wildfires, rising global temperatures, and burning landscapes are her \u201cattire.\u201d The phrase \u201cI ain\u2019t jokin\u2019\u201d cuts through the flirtatious language, reminding listeners that this is real\u2014she\u2019s burning, and it\u2019s no joke.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Verse 2:<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n

She is hot \/ (She’s on fire) \/ In case you forgot \/ (Take her higher) \/ With all you’ve got<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

This verse is even more pointed. \u201cShe\u2019s on fire\u201d is no longer metaphor\u2014it evokes climate extremes, wildfires, heatwaves. \u201cTake her higher \/ with all you\u2019ve got\u201d is darkly ironic, showing how our relentless consumption is pushing temperatures\u2014and the crisis\u2014even further.<\/p>\n

Outro:<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n

Is she too hot (Too, too hot)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Repeating this question leaves the listener with a moral reckoning. It echoes the question: have we pushed nature past the limit?<\/p>\n

Summary:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

“Smokin\u2019” disguises a climate crisis dirge beneath a stylized, playful surface. Mother Nature is depicted as a beautiful woman whose beauty has turned lethal due to human carelessness. The song cleverly critiques how society objectifies and romanticizes nature, even as it burns her alive. It exposes our tendency to admire the disaster instead of averting it.<\/p>\n

From the album “To Too Hot<\/a>“<\/h3>\n

The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment<\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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