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Hazy.mp3<\/a>
\nHazy.mp4<\/a>
\nHazy-Unplugged-Underground-XX.mp3<\/a>
\nHazy-Unplugged-Underground-XX.mp4<\/a>
\nHazy-intro.mp3<\/a><\/p>\n

[Verse 1]
\nHumanity is in a fog
\nCan’t see their in hand before their face
\nWatching freedom getting flogged
\nWhat’s happened to the human race<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\n(Fallen in disgrace)
\nFattened the hog<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nIt’s getting hazy out
\n(Hazier and hazier)
\nVisibility is in doubt
\n(Crazier and crazier)<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nGone are the days of agog
\nFading away day by day
\nNo longer a race more a slog
\nGone the wrong way… gone astray<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\n(Fallen in disgrace)
\nFattened the hog<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nIt’s getting hazy out
\n(Hazier and hazier)
\nVisibility is in doubt
\n(Crazier and crazier)<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nHazy
\n(World’s gone crazy)
\nHazy
\n(World’s gone crazy)<\/p>\n

ABOUT THE SONG<\/p>\n

The song “Hazy”<\/strong> is a layered and haunting metaphor that connects the literal smog of air pollution\u2014particularly from Canadian wildfires intensified by climate change\u2014with the figurative haze clouding American democracy under Trump-era policies. Here’s an interpretation that weaves those themes together:<\/p>\n

Interpretation of \u201cHazy\u201d:<\/strong><\/p>\n

At its core, “Hazy”<\/em> is a protest anthem wrapped in poetic ambiguity. The opening verse\u2014“Humanity is in a fog \/ Can’t see their hand before their face”<\/em>\u2014evokes both environmental and societal blindness. The \u201cfog\u201d is literal\u2014smoke-choked skies from record-breaking wildfires in Canada, a direct consequence of unchecked global warming\u2014but it’s also metaphorical, symbolizing a populace lost in confusion, misinformation, and denial.<\/p>\n

“Watching freedom getting flogged \/ What’s happened to the human race”<\/em> mourns the deterioration of civil liberties and human decency, likely referencing policies under Trump that undermined the Constitution\u2014such as the suppression of protests, threats against the free press, and punitive actions against dissenting institutions and individuals.<\/p>\n

The bridge<\/strong>\u2014“Fallen in disgrace \/ Fattened the hog”<\/em>\u2014condemns greed and authoritarian excess. The imagery of “fattening the hog” implies an elite profiting from destruction\u2014of the planet and of democratic norms\u2014while the rest of society bears the cost.<\/p>\n

The chorus<\/strong> captures the dual crises: environmental collapse and democratic decay. “It’s getting hazy out \/ Hazier and hazier”<\/em> speaks to worsening air quality and a fading ability to discern truth from lies, justice from corruption. “Visibility is in doubt”<\/em> resonates with the loss of direction in both governance and climate leadership\u2014while “Crazier and crazier”<\/em> nods to the escalating absurdity and danger of the political landscape.<\/p>\n

Verse 2 continues the theme of decline\u2014“Gone are the days of agog”<\/em> reflects lost wonder and hope. The path ahead, once driven by progress, is now a slog marked by backtracking and moral erosion.<\/p>\n

The outro<\/strong>\u2014“Hazy \/ World’s gone crazy”<\/em>\u2014delivers the final gut-punch. The repetition reinforces a sense of inevitability, confusion, and chaos. It’s not just the skies that are choking\u2014it\u2019s the very air of democracy and humanity.<\/p>\n

Summary:<\/strong>
\u201cHazy\u201d is an urgent warning. It fuses the visible symptoms of a planet on fire\u2014literally, through worsening wildfire smoke\u2014with the deeper, more insidious erosion of democratic and human rights under Trump. The song\u2019s brilliance lies in its ability to make that connection feel emotional, not just political\u2014like choking on both smoke and betrayal at once.<\/p>\n

Song inspired by Trumpenomics: The Decline of the US<\/a><\/h2>\n

From the album “Daze Days<\/a>“<\/h3>\n

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

Hazy.mp3 Hazy.mp4 Hazy-Unplugged-Underground-XX.mp3 Hazy-Unplugged-Underground-XX.mp4 Hazy-intro.mp3 [Verse 1] Humanity is in a fog Can’t see their in hand before their face Watching freedom getting flogged What’s happened to the human race [Bridge] (Fallen in disgrace) Fattened the hog [Chorus] It’s getting hazy out (Hazier and hazier) Visibility is in doubt (Crazier and crazier) [Verse 2] Gone […]<\/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":[9,14,24],"tags":[163,4136],"class_list":["post-44492","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daniel","category-lyrics","category-the-beatless-sense-mongers","tag-climate-change","tag-daze-days"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44492","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=44492"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44492\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44510,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44492\/revisions\/44510"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44492"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44492"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44492"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}