{"id":46165,"date":"2025-08-21T13:40:29","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T13:40:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idea.membrane.com\/songwriter\/?p=46165"},"modified":"2025-08-21T13:40:29","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T13:40:29","slug":"nurse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2025\/08\/21\/nurse\/","title":{"rendered":"Nurse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/XV\/Nurse-Best-Of.mp3\">Nurse-Best-Of.mp3<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/XV\/Nurse-Best-Of.mp4\">Nurse-Best-Of.mp4<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/XV\/Nurse.mp3\">Nurse.mp3<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/XV\/Nurse.mp4\">Nurse.mp4<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/XV\/Nurse-intro.mp3\">Nurse-intro.mp3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[Intro]<br \/>\nNurse, scalpel<br \/>\n(We&#8217;re going to have to operate)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\nHis temperature is rising<br \/>\n(&#8230; heart rate is crashing)<br \/>\nGuess it&#8217;s not surprising<br \/>\n(It&#8217;s record smashing)<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nNurse, scalpel<br \/>\n(We&#8217;re going to have to operate)<br \/>\nBlood sample<br \/>\n(No time to procrastinate)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nHelp me, nurse<br \/>\n(Save him from the curse)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<br \/>\nDoes he have a pulse<br \/>\n(Is he breathing)<br \/>\nGoing to die from impulse<br \/>\n(Then the brain freezing)<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<\/p>\n<p>[Outro]<br \/>\nHelp me, nurse<br \/>\n(Save him from the curse)<br \/>\nNurse, suction<br \/>\n(Heart has lost function)<br \/>\nSadly died from shock<br \/>\n(Ran out the clock)<\/p>\n<p>ABOUT THE SONG<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"91\" data-end=\"226\">The <em data-start=\"95\" data-end=\"104\">patient<\/em> represents <strong data-start=\"116\" data-end=\"128\">humanity<\/strong>, and the <em data-start=\"138\" data-end=\"147\">illness<\/em> represents <strong data-start=\"159\" data-end=\"177\">climate change<\/strong>, which is accelerating toward a fatal outcome.<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"228\" data-end=\"1486\">\n<li data-start=\"228\" data-end=\"483\">\n<p data-start=\"230\" data-end=\"483\"><strong data-start=\"230\" data-end=\"241\">Verse 1<\/strong> \u2013 <em data-start=\"244\" data-end=\"300\">\u201cHis temperature is rising (\u2026 heart rate is crashing)\u201d<\/em> mirrors Earth\u2019s <strong data-start=\"317\" data-end=\"347\">rising global temperatures<\/strong>, destabilizing natural systems. The \u201crecord smashing\u201d reflects record-breaking heat waves, wildfires, and storms that are now common.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"485\" data-end=\"732\">\n<p data-start=\"487\" data-end=\"732\"><strong data-start=\"487\" data-end=\"497\">Chorus<\/strong> \u2013 The call for the <em data-start=\"517\" data-end=\"536\">nurse and scalpel<\/em> is the desperate need for <strong data-start=\"563\" data-end=\"586\">urgent intervention<\/strong>. The \u201cblood sample\u201d and \u201cno time to procrastinate\u201d emphasize how every second matters\u2014just as with climate action, delay worsens the prognosis.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"734\" data-end=\"938\">\n<p data-start=\"736\" data-end=\"938\"><strong data-start=\"736\" data-end=\"746\">Bridge<\/strong> \u2013 <em data-start=\"749\" data-end=\"793\">\u201cHelp me, nurse (Save him from the curse)\u201d<\/em> captures the plea of scientists, activists, and communities for immediate remedies before humanity succumbs to the \u201ccurse\u201d of runaway warming.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"940\" data-end=\"1235\">\n<p data-start=\"942\" data-end=\"1235\"><strong data-start=\"942\" data-end=\"953\">Verse 2<\/strong> \u2013 The questions <em data-start=\"970\" data-end=\"1012\">\u201cDoes he have a pulse \/ Is he breathing\u201d<\/em> reflect the uncertainty about whether ecosystems and societies can recover. <em data-start=\"1089\" data-end=\"1144\">\u201cGoing to die from impulse (Then the brain freezing)\u201d<\/em> points to shortsighted decisions, denial, and paralysis that push us closer to collapse.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1237\" data-end=\"1486\">\n<p data-start=\"1239\" data-end=\"1486\"><strong data-start=\"1239\" data-end=\"1248\">Outro<\/strong> \u2013 <em data-start=\"1251\" data-end=\"1322\">\u201cHeart has lost function \/ Sadly died from shock \/ Ran out the clock\u201d<\/em> symbolizes humanity\u2019s possible fate if the world fails to act in time: a planet whose systems crash from accumulated stress, leaving us victims of our own delay.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1488\" data-end=\"1696\">In short: <strong data-start=\"1501\" data-end=\"1694\">\u201cNurse\u201d is a climate allegory where Earth is the dying patient, humanity is at the bedside, and the nurse is urgent climate action. The tragic ending warns what happens if we wait too long.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>From the album &#8220;<a href=\"\/songwriter\/tag\/zph\/\">Zph<\/a>&#8220;<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/membrane.com\/global_warming\/index.html\">The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment<\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nurse-Best-Of.mp3 Nurse-Best-Of.mp4 Nurse.mp3 Nurse.mp4 Nurse-intro.mp3 [Intro] Nurse, scalpel (We&#8217;re going to have to operate) [Verse 1] His temperature is rising (&#8230; heart rate is crashing) Guess it&#8217;s not surprising (It&#8217;s record smashing) [Chorus] Nurse, scalpel (We&#8217;re going to have to operate) Blood sample (No time to procrastinate) [Bridge] Help me, nurse (Save him from the [&hellip;]<\/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],"tags":[163,4159],"class_list":["post-46165","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daniel","category-lyrics","tag-climate-change","tag-zph"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46165","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=46165"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46165\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46177,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46165\/revisions\/46177"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46165"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46165"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46165"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}