{"id":46219,"date":"2025-08-24T15:49:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T15:49:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idea.membrane.com\/songwriter\/?p=46219"},"modified":"2025-08-24T15:49:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T15:49:07","slug":"nose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2025\/08\/24\/nose\/","title":{"rendered":"Nose"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/XV\/Nose.mp3\">Nose.mp3<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/XV\/Nose.mp4\">Nose.mp4<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/XV\/Nose-Unplugged-Underground-XXV.mp3\">Nose-Unplugged-Underground-XXV.mp3<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/XV\/Nose-Unplugged-Underground-XXV.mp4\">Nose-Unplugged-Underground-XXV.mp4<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/XV\/Nose-intro.mp3\">Nose-intro.mp3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\nHow do you know he&#8217;s lying<br \/>\n(He opened his mouth)<br \/>\nHow do you know we&#8217;re dying<br \/>\n(Look at the state of health)<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nHis know&#8217;s blows<br \/>\n(Tip another domino)<br \/>\nHis no&#8217;s grows<br \/>\n(Just like Pinocchio)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nWhoa, oh, oh<br \/>\n(Just like Pinocchio)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<br \/>\nHow do you know he&#8217;s lying<br \/>\n(His pants are on fire)<br \/>\nHow do you know we&#8217;re dying<br \/>\n(The crier&#8217;s yellin&#8217; &#8220;dire&#8221;)<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<\/p>\n<p>[Outro]<br \/>\nWhoa, oh, oh<br \/>\n(Just like Pinocchio)<br \/>\nWatch his no&#8217;s grow<br \/>\n(Grow, grow, grow)<br \/>\nHis no&#8217;s grows<br \/>\n(Just like Pinocchio)<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"124\" data-end=\"156\">Interpretation of <em data-start=\"146\" data-end=\"154\">\u201cNose\u201d<\/em><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"158\" data-end=\"520\">The song \u201cNose\u201d is a satirical and cutting commentary on Donald Trump\u2019s persistent denial of scientific reality, particularly around climate change. The lyrics weave together themes of <strong data-start=\"343\" data-end=\"376\">lies, denial, and consequence<\/strong>\u2014with Trump\u2019s growing \u201cnose\u201d symbolizing not only his dishonesty (a clear nod to <em data-start=\"457\" data-end=\"468\">Pinocchio<\/em>) but also the swelling dangers of ignoring truth.<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"522\" data-end=\"1801\">\n<li data-start=\"522\" data-end=\"866\">\n<p data-start=\"524\" data-end=\"582\"><strong data-start=\"524\" data-end=\"535\">Verse 1<\/strong> connects his lies directly to societal harm:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"585\" data-end=\"866\">\n<li data-start=\"585\" data-end=\"680\">\n<p data-start=\"587\" data-end=\"680\">\u201cHow do you know he\u2019s lying \/ (He opened his mouth)\u201d points to Trump\u2019s habitual dishonesty.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"683\" data-end=\"866\">\n<p data-start=\"685\" data-end=\"866\">\u201cHow do you know we\u2019re dying \/ (Look at the state of health)\u201d expands the critique beyond climate change to include public health crises worsened by his administration\u2019s policies.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"868\" data-end=\"1342\">\n<p data-start=\"870\" data-end=\"919\"><strong data-start=\"870\" data-end=\"880\">Chorus<\/strong> draws the sharpest climate parallel:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"922\" data-end=\"1342\">\n<li data-start=\"922\" data-end=\"1183\">\n<p data-start=\"924\" data-end=\"1183\">\u201cHis no\u2019s blows \/ (Tip another domino)\u201d echoes the <strong data-start=\"975\" data-end=\"1018\">domino effect of climate tipping points<\/strong>. Each denial of science, each policy of obstruction, acts like a push that sets off a cascade of worsening crises\u2014melting ice, rising seas, collapsing ecosystems.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1186\" data-end=\"1342\">\n<p data-start=\"1188\" data-end=\"1342\">\u201cHis no\u2019s grows \/ (Just like Pinocchio)\u201d emphasizes both the literal dishonesty and the <strong data-start=\"1276\" data-end=\"1298\">exponential growth<\/strong> of climate risks when science is ignored.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1344\" data-end=\"1599\">\n<p data-start=\"1346\" data-end=\"1383\"><strong data-start=\"1346\" data-end=\"1357\">Verse 2<\/strong> intensifies the satire:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1386\" data-end=\"1599\">\n<li data-start=\"1386\" data-end=\"1447\">\n<p data-start=\"1388\" data-end=\"1447\">\u201cHis pants are on fire\u201d mocks Trump\u2019s blatant falsehoods.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1450\" data-end=\"1599\">\n<p data-start=\"1452\" data-end=\"1599\">\u201cThe crier\u2019s yellin\u2019 \u2018dire\u2019\u201d represents scientists and activists warning of the urgent dangers of accelerating feedback loops and tipping points.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1601\" data-end=\"1801\">\n<p data-start=\"1603\" data-end=\"1801\"><strong data-start=\"1603\" data-end=\"1621\">Bridge &amp; Outro<\/strong> hammer the metaphor home with repetition, mirroring the <strong data-start=\"1678\" data-end=\"1707\">relentless growth of lies<\/strong> and the <strong data-start=\"1716\" data-end=\"1764\">relentless acceleration of climate breakdown<\/strong> when feedback loops are unleashed.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1803\" data-end=\"2145\">In essence, \u201cNose\u201d frames Trump\u2019s denial not as harmless political rhetoric but as a <strong data-start=\"1888\" data-end=\"1917\">trigger of cascading harm<\/strong>. Each false \u201cno\u201d to science, to climate facts, and to global responsibility is another domino tipped\u2014another feedback loop pushed closer to collapse. The more he lies, the longer the nose, the more dangerous the consequences.<\/p>\n<h3 align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/membrane.com\/global_warming\/Tipping-Points.html\">Tipping points<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/membrane.com\/global_warming\/notes\/feedback-loops.html\">feedback loops<\/a> drive the <a href=\"http:\/\/membrane.com\/global_warming\/Climate-Change-Acceleration-Rate.html\">acceleration of climate change<\/a>. When one tipping point is toppled and triggers others, the cascading collapse is known as the <em><a href=\"http:\/\/membrane.com\/global_warming\/Domino-Effect-Tipping-Points-Toppled.html\">Domino Effect<\/a><\/em>.<\/h3>\n<h2 align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/membrane.com\/global_warming\/index.html\">The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><strong>From the album &#8220;<a href=\"\/songwriter\/tag\/aardvark\/\">Aardvark<\/a>&#8220;<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nose.mp3 Nose.mp4 Nose-Unplugged-Underground-XXV.mp3 Nose-Unplugged-Underground-XXV.mp4 Nose-intro.mp3 [Verse 1] How do you know he&#8217;s lying (He opened his mouth) How do you know we&#8217;re dying (Look at the state of health) [Chorus] His know&#8217;s blows (Tip another domino) His no&#8217;s grows (Just like Pinocchio) [Bridge] Whoa, oh, oh (Just like Pinocchio) [Verse 2] How do you know [&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":[4161],"class_list":["post-46219","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daniel","category-lyrics","tag-aardvark"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46219","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=46219"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46219\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46232,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46219\/revisions\/46232"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46219"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46219"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}