{"id":44497,"date":"2025-06-11T12:40:51","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T12:40:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idea.membrane.com\/songwriter\/?p=44497"},"modified":"2025-06-11T16:30:32","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T16:30:32","slug":"entrees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2025\/06\/11\/entrees\/","title":{"rendered":"Entr\u00e9es"},"content":{"rendered":"

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[Verse 1]
\nCan I trouble you
\nFor a menu…
\nIs there gore galore
\n(And so much more?)<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nWhat are the entr\u00e9es
\nOf the day
\nAre they appetizing
\n(Or compromising?)<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nIn these days of haze
\n(What are the entr\u00e9es)
\nTacos with the suppression sauce
\n(Chicken racism hold the light)
\nDid I get your order right?<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nCan I bother you
\nDo you have take out, too
\nOh, lord, a smorgasbord
\nWith a side of “dies”
\n(Realize!)<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nWhat are the entr\u00e9es
\nOf the day
\nAre they appetizing
\n(Or compromising?)<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nIn these days of haze
\n(What are the entr\u00e9es)
\nTacos with the suppression sauce
\n(Chicken racism hold the rights)
\nPay the bill.. don’t put up fights<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nWhat are the entr\u00e9es
\nOf the day
\nAre they appetizing
\n(Or compromising?)<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nIn these days of haze
\n(What are the entr\u00e9es)<\/p>\n

ABOUT THE SONG<\/p>\n

The song \u201cEntr\u00e9es\u201d<\/strong> is a biting satirical metaphor, presenting a dystopian menu that serves up the worst consequences of environmental collapse and authoritarian politics. Using the language of dining, the song critiques both the tangible devastation of climate change\u2014embodied by air pollution and Canadian wildfires\u2014and the moral decay brought on by Trump-era policies that threaten Constitutional and human rights.<\/p>\n

Interpretation of \u201cEntr\u00e9es\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Verse 1:<\/strong>
“Can I trouble you \/ For a menu…”<\/em> sets the tone\u2014a seemingly polite request turns dark with “Is there gore galore (And so much more?).”<\/em> The idea of “gore” as a menu item evokes mass suffering, violence, and disaster\u2014suggesting that what\u2019s being served in society today is not nourishment but destruction. This could symbolize the fires choking the skies, the bodies affected by polluted air, or the assault on freedoms under authoritarianism.<\/p>\n

Chorus:<\/strong>
“What are the entr\u00e9es of the day \/ Are they appetizing (Or compromising?)”<\/em> highlights the false choices we\u2019re offered: policies or leaders that may seem appealing on the surface but are deeply toxic underneath. The line draws attention to how climate and civil rights issues are often dressed up with spin, hiding the harm they inflict.<\/p>\n

Bridge (1):<\/strong>
“In these days of haze (What are the entr\u00e9es)”<\/em> explicitly connects the metaphor to literal climate chaos\u2014air choked with smoke from wildfires, visibility clouded not just physically but morally and politically.
“Tacos with the suppression sauce \/ (Chicken racism hold the light)”<\/em> skewers performative justice. The \u201csuppression sauce\u201d is a clever jab at voter suppression and free speech restrictions. \u201cChicken racism\u201d sounds absurd\u2014until we see it as an indictment of cowardice in confronting systemic racism, served without \u201clight\u201d or truth.<\/p>\n

Verse 2:<\/strong>
“Do you have take out, too”<\/em> critiques the commodification of crisis\u2014people can now consume destruction remotely.
“Oh, lord, a smorgasbord \/ With a side of ‘dies’ (Realize!)”<\/em> is a chilling play on \u201cside of fries.\u201d \u201cDies\u201d represents both literal death\u2014climate casualties, victims of hate and policy neglect\u2014and the death of rights, norms, and truth. The parenthetical \u201crealize!\u201d is a call to wake up.<\/p>\n

Bridge (2):<\/strong>
The bridge repeats, now with more menace: “Chicken racism hold the rights \/ Pay the bill\u2026 don\u2019t put up fights”<\/em>\u2014a warning that the cost of silence is paid in rights lost. It’s an indictment of those complicit or complacent.<\/p>\n

Outro:<\/strong>
Repeating “In these days of haze (What are the entr\u00e9es)”<\/em> leaves us unsettled. The haze has not lifted. The menu hasn\u2019t changed. The cycle continues\u2014unless we stop consuming what\u2019s killing us.<\/p>\n

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

\u201cEntr\u00e9es\u201d<\/em> is a darkly clever song that uses food-service satire to skewer environmental neglect and political repression. With the Canadian wildfire smoke clouding cities, and democracy under threat from Trump-era tactics like protest suppression, media retaliation, and racial scapegoating, the song captures the moment\u2019s absurdity and horror.<\/p>\n

The \u201centr\u00e9es\u201d of our time are disasters we\u2019ve normalized\u2014pollution, authoritarianism, racism\u2014served daily, while we pretend to place polite orders.<\/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":"

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