{"id":44635,"date":"2025-06-15T12:02:30","date_gmt":"2025-06-15T12:02:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idea.membrane.com\/songwriter\/?p=44635"},"modified":"2025-06-15T12:02:30","modified_gmt":"2025-06-15T12:02:30","slug":"not-uncommon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2025\/06\/15\/not-uncommon\/","title":{"rendered":"Not Uncommon"},"content":{"rendered":"

Not-Uncommon.mp3<\/a>
\nNot-Uncommon.mp4<\/a>
\nNot-Uncommon-Unplugged-Underground-XXI.mp3<\/a>
\nNot-Uncommon-Unplugged-Underground-XXI.mp4<\/a>
\nNot-Uncommon-intro.mp3<\/a><\/p>\n

[Verse 1]
\nThe unusual
\nHas become usual
\nThe not so average…
\nAverage<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nThe age (of not uncommon)
\nCome on!
\n[Instrumental, Electric Piano Solo]<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nAre you indifferent
\nTo what’s different
\nAnd, do you mind
\nWhat you’ve come to find?<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nThe age (of not uncommon)
\nCome on!
\n[Instrumental, Saxophone Solo, Bass, Drum Fills]<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nWhat once was whack
\nIs now the knack
\nOh no the irony
\nOf hypocrisy<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nThe age (of not uncommon)
\nCome on!
\n[Instrumental, Electric Piano Solo]<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nAre you indifferent
\nTo what’s different
\nAnd, do you mind
\nWhat you’ve come to find?<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nThe age (of uncommon)
\nCome on!
\n[Instrumental, Saxophone Solo, Bass, Drum Fills]<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nAre you indifferent
\nTo what’s different
\nAnd, do you mind
\nWhat you’ve come to find?<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nUncommon is common
\n(It’s not uncommon any more)
\n… for sure
\n(It’s not uncommon any more)<\/p>\n

ABOUT THE SONG<\/p>\n

The song \u201cNot Uncommon\u201d<\/strong> is a sharp, satirical meditation on how once-shocking behaviors and crises\u2014particularly those tied to authoritarianism and climate collapse\u2014have been normalized. It critiques a society numbed by repetition and denial, where democratic decay and environmental devastation no longer provoke outrage, but resignation. By blending minimalist verses, recurring instrumental breaks, and a hauntingly ironic chorus, the piece captures the emotional flatness that defines our \u201cage of not uncommon.\u201d<\/p>\n

Interpretation of \u201cNot Uncommon\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Verse 1:<\/strong><\/h4>\n

“The unusual \/ Has become usual \/ The not so average… Average”<\/em>
This verse sets the thematic tone: what was once outrageous or implausible is now routine. It points to the way Trump\u2019s anti-democratic policies\u2014like undermining elections, embracing white nationalism, and inciting insurrection\u2014have ceased to shock many Americans. Similarly, it alludes to the climate crisis: 100\u00b0 Arctic temps, orange skies from wildfires, and mass extinctions have become background noise.<\/em><\/p>\n

Bridge (Electric Piano Solo):<\/strong><\/h4>\n

“The age (of not uncommon) \/ Come on!”<\/em>
This refrain is both exasperated and sardonic. “Come on!” could be a protest or a plea\u2014an urging for people to snap out of apathy. The electric piano solo that follows creates an ironic pause, a moment of reflection or numb disbelief, much like our reaction to headlines we no longer read in full.<\/p>\n

Chorus:<\/strong><\/h4>\n

“Are you indifferent \/ To what’s different \/ And, do you mind \/ What you’ve come to find?”<\/em>
These lines question collective desensitization. It challenges the listener: Have you stopped caring?<\/em> Do you notice how far we\u2019ve drifted?<\/em> It also plays on the dual meaning of \u201cdifferent\u201d: the changes we\u2019ve accepted and the consequences we\u2019re facing\u2014political violence, censorship, rising seas, burning forests.<\/p>\n

Verse 2:<\/strong><\/h4>\n

“What once was whack \/ Is now the knack \/ Oh no the irony \/ Of hypocrisy”<\/em>
A clever play on cultural reversal. What was once absurd (\u201cwhack\u201d) is now skillful manipulation (\u201cknack\u201d). This is a direct jab at how Trumpism turned lies into strategy, rage into branding. The final line\u2014\u201cOh no the irony \/ Of hypocrisy\u201d<\/em>\u2014is a summation of the times: climate deniers buying beachfront property, corrupt officials demanding loyalty oaths, fossil fuel executives sponsoring climate summits.<\/p>\n

Bridge (Sax Solo):<\/strong><\/h4>\n

A melancholic sax solo underscores the mood: we are in a tragic jazz improvisation of history, where no one quite knows the score anymore, but the dissonance is intentional.<\/p>\n

Final Chorus and Outro:<\/strong><\/h4>\n

“Are you indifferent \/ To what’s different \/ And, do you mind \/ What you’ve come to find?”<\/em> is repeated for emphasis, forcing listeners to sit with the discomfort of their own complicity or fatigue.<\/p>\n

“Uncommon is common \/ (It\u2019s not uncommon anymore)\u2026 for sure”<\/em>
The outro drives home the central idea: normalization has won\u2014for now. The phrase \u201cfor sure\u201d lands like a sigh of bitter acceptance or reluctant acknowledgement.<\/p>\n

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

\u201cNot Uncommon\u201d<\/strong> is a poetic, almost jazzy lament for a world that no longer blinks at fascism or firestorms. It\u2019s a protest song for the age of numbness, where what should horrify us merely scrolls by. Whether referencing Trump’s assault on democratic institutions or the climate crisis playing out in real time, the song mourns the loss of outrage\u2014and warns that normalization is itself a form of surrender.<\/p>\n

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

From the album “Sound Sound<\/a>“<\/h3>\n

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

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