Entrees-Best-Of.mp3
Entrees-Best-Of.mp4
Entrees.mp3
Entrees.mp4
Entrees-intro.mp3
[Verse 1]
Can I trouble you
For a menu…
Is there gore galore
(And so much more?)
[Chorus]
What are the entrées
Of the day
Are they appetizing
(Or compromising?)
[Bridge]
In these days of haze
(What are the entrées)
Tacos with the suppression sauce
(Chicken racism hold the light)
Did I get your order right?
[Verse 2]
Can I bother you
Do you have take out, too
Oh, lord, a smorgasbord
With a side of “dies”
(Realize!)
[Chorus]
What are the entrées
Of the day
Are they appetizing
(Or compromising?)
[Bridge]
In these days of haze
(What are the entrées)
Tacos with the suppression sauce
(Chicken racism hold the rights)
Pay the bill.. don’t put up fights
[Chorus]
What are the entrées
Of the day
Are they appetizing
(Or compromising?)
[Outro]
In these days of haze
(What are the entrées)
ABOUT THE SONG
The song “Entrées” 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—embodied by air pollution and Canadian wildfires—and the moral decay brought on by Trump-era policies that threaten Constitutional and human rights.
Interpretation of “Entrées”
Verse 1:
“Can I trouble you / For a menu…” sets the tone—a seemingly polite request turns dark with “Is there gore galore (And so much more?).” The idea of “gore” as a menu item evokes mass suffering, violence, and disaster—suggesting that what’s 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.
Chorus:
“What are the entrées of the day / Are they appetizing (Or compromising?)” highlights the false choices we’re 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.
Bridge (1):
“In these days of haze (What are the entrées)” explicitly connects the metaphor to literal climate chaos—air choked with smoke from wildfires, visibility clouded not just physically but morally and politically.
“Tacos with the suppression sauce / (Chicken racism hold the light)” skewers performative justice. The “suppression sauce” is a clever jab at voter suppression and free speech restrictions. “Chicken racism” sounds absurd—until we see it as an indictment of cowardice in confronting systemic racism, served without “light” or truth.
Verse 2:
“Do you have take out, too” critiques the commodification of crisis—people can now consume destruction remotely.
“Oh, lord, a smorgasbord / With a side of ‘dies’ (Realize!)” is a chilling play on “side of fries.” “Dies” represents both literal death—climate casualties, victims of hate and policy neglect—and the death of rights, norms, and truth. The parenthetical “realize!” is a call to wake up.
Bridge (2):
The bridge repeats, now with more menace: “Chicken racism hold the rights / Pay the bill… don’t put up fights”—a warning that the cost of silence is paid in rights lost. It’s an indictment of those complicit or complacent.
Outro:
Repeating “In these days of haze (What are the entrées)” leaves us unsettled. The haze has not lifted. The menu hasn’t changed. The cycle continues—unless we stop consuming what’s killing us.
Summary:
“Entrées” 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’s absurdity and horror.
The “entrées” of our time are disasters we’ve normalized—pollution, authoritarianism, racism—served daily, while we pretend to place polite orders.