{"id":43400,"date":"2025-05-02T11:59:43","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T11:59:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idea.membrane.com\/songwriter\/?p=43400"},"modified":"2025-05-02T11:59:43","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T11:59:43","slug":"on-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2025\/05\/02\/on-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"On Fire"},"content":{"rendered":"

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[Intro]
\nI’m on fire!
\n(Better sound the alarm… warn of the harm)
\nFire!<\/p>\n

[Verse 1]
\nWhen you turn on on
\nYou ain’t foolin’ around
\nThough our prime’s long gone
\nOur trace is still found<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nI’m on fire!
\n(Due to your desire)
\nFire!
\nTaking the temperature…
\nHigher
\n(Higher for hire)<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nDon’t want to paint a picture
\n(Of doom and gloom)
\nJust look to the future
\n(To see what we’ll be)
\nIs that what you want to do?<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nWhen you resume to consume
\nYou ain’t foolin’ around
\nAll those second helpings…
\nAren’t helping<\/p>\n

[Verse 3]
\nLook out your siding…
\nFrom behind your hiding
\nThe future’s bound to be found
\nWhere you’re residing<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nI’m on fire!
\n(Due to your desire)
\nFire!
\nTaking the temperature…
\nHigher
\n(Higher for hire)<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nDon’t want to paint a picture
\n(Of doom and gloom)
\nJust look to the future
\n(To see what we’ll be)
\nIs that what you want to do?<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nKnow the future turned to now
\n(Now you know)<\/p>\n

ABOUT THE SONG<\/p>\n

The song \u201cOn Fire\u201d<\/strong> is a powerful metaphorical expression of Earth speaking directly to humanity\u2014a fiery elegy and warning wrapped in poetic reflection on the climate crisis. The voice of the planet is urgent, wounded, and deeply aware of what human behavior has ignited\u2014literally and figuratively.<\/p>\n

\u00a0[Verse 1]<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n

When you turn on \/ You ain’t foolin’ around<\/em>
This line represents humanity’s relentless activation of industry, consumption, and fossil fuel combustion. \u201cTurning on\u201d implies powering up systems that are destructive.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\n

Though our prime’s long gone \/ Our trace is still found<\/em>
Earth remembers a more balanced, thriving era. Yet even in its damaged state, nature\u2019s memory and scars persist\u2014evidence of beauty, and now, of what\u2019s been lost.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u00a0[Chorus]<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n

I’m on fire! (Due to your desire)<\/em>
Earth is literally burning\u2014through rising temperatures, wildfires, and ecological breakdown\u2014as a direct consequence of human greed and overconsumption.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\n

Taking the temperature… Higher (Higher for hire)<\/em>
The phrase \u201cfor hire\u201d skewers the corporate and political systems that profit from environmental exploitation. Earth\u2019s pain is commodified\u2014sold for short-term gain.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

[Bridge]<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n

Don\u2019t want to paint a picture (of doom and gloom)<\/em>
Earth resists sounding like a prophet of despair\u2014this isn\u2019t just alarmism.
Just look to the future (to see what we\u2019ll be)<\/em>
The consequences are inevitable and observable\u2014unless change happens now.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\n

Is that what you want to do?<\/em><\/strong>
This is the central ethical question<\/strong>: Is this truly the legacy humans want\u2014to push the biosphere past its limits?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

[Verse 2]<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n

When you resume to consume \/ You ain’t foolin’ around<\/em>
A critique of unsustainable consumption, especially post-crisis or during recovery efforts (e.g., after COVID or disasters), when we resume \u201cnormal\u201d without reconsidering what normal caused.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\n

All those second helpings \/ Aren\u2019t helping<\/em>
This brilliant wordplay addresses overconsumption and excess\u2014the myth of unlimited growth, indulgence, and unchecked capitalism. We’re not just full\u2014we’re sick.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u00a0[Verse 3]<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n

Look out your siding \/ From behind your hiding<\/em>
A call for humanity to stop avoiding the truth. The crisis is right outside our homes\u2014in the heatwaves, the floods, the fires. Denial is no longer protection.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\n

The future\u2019s bound to be found \/ Where you\u2019re residing<\/em>
Climate change is not abstract or far away\u2014it\u2019s local, intimate, happening in your backyard.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u00a0[Chorus Repeats]<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The repetition reinforces the planet’s condition\u2014set ablaze by desire, denial, and delay<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

[Outro]<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n

Know the future turned to now \/ (Now you know)<\/em>
There\u2019s no more time to wait. The once-distant climate future is already here, already burning. It\u2019s no longer a question of prevention\u2014it\u2019s a question of how we respond.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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

\u201cOn Fire\u201d is a devastating confession from a planet in pain, forced to confront the species it nurtured. It’s not just a warning\u2014it’s a demand for reckoning, responsibility, and reversal. Earth doesn\u2019t want to burn, but it can\u2019t help it if we keep fueling the flames.<\/p>\n

The song\u2019s clever mix of irony, rhythm, and stark imagery makes it ideal for performance or adaptation into a climate-awareness video or spoken word.<\/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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