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[Intro]
\nThese days (these days)
\nAre getting hot
\nThese days (we pay)
\nFor what we’ve got<\/p>\n

[Verse 1]
\nWhat’s the price of convenience
\nCompared to the nuance of nuisance
\nIn human consciousness
\nCan we bear to stare
\nThe devil in the I<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nThese days (these days)
\nAre getting hot
\nThese days (we pay)
\nFor what we’ve got<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nJust a taste (of our waste)<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nWhat’s the cost of generations lost
\nTo ignorance and arrogance
\nLast chance….
\nTo maintain sane through insanity
\n(To regain humane in humanity)<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nThese days (these days)
\nAre getting hot
\nThese days (we pay)
\nFor what we’ve got<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nJust a taste (of our waste)
\nTime we face (our race)
\nThe pace of the human race
\nBiggest crime (of all time)
\nYet we claim no responsibility
\n(For our part in society)<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nThese days (these days)
\nAre getting hot
\nThese days (we pay)
\nFor what we’ve got<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nLast chance (at a last dance)
\nRegain humane (in humanity)
\nWill you dance with me?<\/p>\n

ABOUT THE SONG<\/p>\n

The song \u201cThese Days\u201d is a layered, poetic lament that reflects the escalating urgency of the climate crisis\u2014a raw reckoning with the moral, existential, and generational costs of humanity\u2019s actions. It’s a plea for awakening, responsibility, and reunion with the empathy we’ve lost.<\/p>\n

[Verse 1]:<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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What\u2019s the price of convenience \/ Compared to the nuance of nuisance\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

This opening reflects the central dilemma of climate inaction: we’ve traded long-term sustainability for short-term convenience. The “nuance of nuisance” speaks to our refusal to tolerate discomfort\u2014like policy change, consumption limits, or lifestyle shifts\u2014even when these are necessary.<\/p>\n

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Can we bear to stare the devil in the I<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

A powerful twist\u2014\u201ceye\u201d becomes \u201cI,\u201d pointing inward. The \u201cdevil\u201d isn\u2019t some external force\u2014it\u2019s ourselves, our denial, our choices. It asks: Can we face our role in this crisis honestly?<\/p>\n

[Chorus]:<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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These days (these days) \/ Are getting hot<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Both literal and metaphorical:<\/p>\n