{"id":51962,"date":"2026-03-25T14:07:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T14:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/?p=51962"},"modified":"2026-03-25T14:07:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T14:07:02","slug":"gas-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2026\/03\/25\/gas-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Gas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Silence]<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental, Guitar, Piano, Organ, Synth, Bass, Percussion, Drums]<\/p>\n<p>[Intro]<br \/>\nMan burns gas \u2192 gas turns into gas \u2192 gas&#8217;s gas emissions fuel the climate race<br \/>\n[Instrumental \u2013 Synth, Throbbing Sub-Bass]<br \/>\nCombustion sparks\u2026 engines roar\u2026<br \/>\n(Human fuel feeds the core)<br \/>\n[Instrumental \u2013 Guitar riffs, Synth arpeggios, Bass pulse, Piano staccato, Drums light brush]<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\nPour the petrol, light the flame<br \/>\nTemperature climbs, it fuels the game<br \/>\nEvery mile, every flight<br \/>\nAdds to Mother Nature\u2019s might<\/p>\n<p>Exhaust rises, invisible smoke<br \/>\nThe atmosphere churns with every stroke<br \/>\nWhether we drive or whether we burn<br \/>\nJoules returns in a forceful turn<br \/>\n[Guitar arpeggios, Organ pads, Drums light brushes, Synth hum]<\/p>\n<p>[Pre-Chorus]<br \/>\nEnergy transformed, from tank to sky<br \/>\nMomentum builds&#8230; currents amplify<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nWow<br \/>\n(It\u2019s a gas)<br \/>\nAnd how<br \/>\n(Pass gas)<br \/>\nEmit<br \/>\n(Mass gas)<br \/>\nHoly shhh\u2026<br \/>\n(It\u2019s a gas)<br \/>\n[Full Band \u2013 Piano chords, Guitar harmonics, Synth layers, Drums building]<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<br \/>\nFueling storms, igniting seas<br \/>\nCurrents whirl, hurricanes tease<br \/>\nKinetic energy, latent heat<br \/>\nAll our emissions are her beat<\/p>\n<p>Smoke stacks, tailpipes, the high-speed track<br \/>\nEvery gram adds to the stack<br \/>\nThe more we burn, the more she spins<br \/>\nTurbulent air, chaos begins<br \/>\n[Guitar riffs, Bass steady, Organ swell, Drums snare build, Synth pulse]<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nSpoiler alert, she takes the lead<br \/>\nMomentum multiplies from our greed<br \/>\nDrag reduced? No, not for a while<br \/>\nAs the turbulence grows, mile by mile<br \/>\n[Instrumental \u2013 Synth and Guitar call-and-response, Drums double-time, Organ glide]<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus \u2013 Climax]<br \/>\nWow<br \/>\n(It\u2019s a gas)<br \/>\nAnd how<br \/>\n(Pass gas)<br \/>\nEmit<br \/>\n(Mass gas)<br \/>\nHoly shhh\u2026<br \/>\n(It\u2019s a gas)<br \/>\n[Full Band \u2013 Guitar feedback, Synth soaring, Piano bright, Drums heavy]<\/p>\n<p>[Outro]<br \/>\nHuman gas\u2026 fuels the storm\u2026<br \/>\nMomentum grows\u2026 systems transform\u2026<br \/>\n(Whether\u2026 weather\u2026)<br \/>\nIt\u2019s a gas\u2026<br \/>\n(Our time will surely pass)<br \/>\n[Minimal Piano, Fading Guitar, Soft Synth Pads, Drums tapering off]<\/p>\n<p>About This Track: Man burns gas(oline) \u2192 gas turns into gas (CO2) \u2192 gas&#8217;s gas emissions fuel the climate race<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGas\u201d uses wordplay and euphemism to illustrate how human fossil fuel emissions act as literal fuel for the Earth\u2019s energy system. While humorous in phrasing, the track reflects a serious physical principle: combustion and CO\u2082 emissions add energy to the climate system, accelerating extreme weather and mechanical forces.<\/p>\n<p>Key physics and climate concepts in the song:<br \/>\n* Kinetic Energy Amplification: Gas emissions increase heat, which drives stronger winds, storms, and momentum transfers.<br \/>\n* Latent Heat and Convection: Rising CO\u2082 traps energy, enhancing atmospheric instability and storm intensity.<br \/>\n* Feedback Loops: Each gram of human-produced gas contributes to a cycle of energy redistribution, making the system more turbulent and energetic.<\/p>\n<p>Through musical humor and wordplay, the track communicates that our daily energy consumption is literally \u201cfuel\u201d for Mother Nature\u2019s machine, linking anthropogenic emissions to amplified climate impacts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>From the album &#8220;<a href=\"\/albums\/Drag-Physics\/\">Drag Physics<\/a>&#8220;<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Silence] [Instrumental, Guitar, Piano, Organ, Synth, Bass, Percussion, Drums] [Intro] Man burns gas \u2192 gas turns into gas \u2192 gas&#8217;s gas emissions fuel the climate race [Instrumental \u2013 Synth, Throbbing Sub-Bass] Combustion sparks\u2026 engines roar\u2026 (Human fuel feeds the core) [Instrumental \u2013 Guitar riffs, Synth arpeggios, Bass pulse, Piano staccato, Drums light brush] [Verse 1] [&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":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-51962","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51962","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=51962"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51962\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51966,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51962\/revisions\/51966"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51962"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51962"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51962"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}