{"id":52373,"date":"2026-04-12T12:39:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T12:39:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/?p=52373"},"modified":"2026-04-12T12:39:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T12:39:48","slug":"in-arrears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2026\/04\/12\/in-arrears\/","title":{"rendered":"In Arrears"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[Fast Intro: Driving Drums, Distorted Guitar Riff, Pulsing Bass, Bright Synth Stabs]<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\nTicking lines and broken sums<br \/>\nRunning fast but nowhere comes<br \/>\nNumbers crash and spill and slide<br \/>\nTruth we tried to hide inside<\/p>\n<p>Every promise overdrawn<br \/>\nEvery balance moving on<br \/>\nWe were chasing just to chase<br \/>\nLosing track of time and place<\/p>\n<p>[Pre-Chorus]<br \/>\nFeel it break, feel it spin<br \/>\nLet the reckoning begin<br \/>\nNo more hiding in the blur<br \/>\nLet the signal reoccur<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nFound to be in arrears<br \/>\n(Caught up in the gears)<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nBeyond our fears<br \/>\n(The air clears)<br \/>\nBecoming aware<br \/>\n(Our love&#8217;s right there)<\/p>\n<p>\u2026 yes becoming clear<br \/>\n(Our loves right here)<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental Break: High-Energy Guitar Hook, Rapid Drum Fills]<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<br \/>\nBurning paper, fading ink<br \/>\nToo fast now to even think<br \/>\nAll the debt we thought we owned<br \/>\nTurns to dust and overthrown<\/p>\n<p>Every ledger, every lie<br \/>\nDrifts away and asks us why<br \/>\nWe were counting what we lost<br \/>\nNever seeing what it cost<\/p>\n<p>[Pre-Chorus]<br \/>\nNow the rhythm pulls us through<br \/>\n(Every wrong turns into new)<br \/>\nSomething louder than before<br \/>\n(Knocking down the accounting door)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nFound to be in arrears<br \/>\n(Caught up in the gears)<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nBeyond our fears<br \/>\n(The air clears)<br \/>\nBecoming aware<br \/>\n(Our love&#8217;s right there)<\/p>\n<p>\u2026 yes becoming clear<br \/>\n(Our loves right here)<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental Break: Extended Guitar Solo, Driving Kick Drum, Rising Synth Layer]<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 3]<br \/>\nSpeeding lines of afterglow<br \/>\nEverything we didn\u2019t know<br \/>\nFalling backward into sight<br \/>\nTurning wrongs into the light<\/p>\n<p>No more balance, no more blame<br \/>\nEverything becomes the same<br \/>\nAll the noise begins to fade<br \/>\nInto something unafraid<\/p>\n<p>[Pre-Chorus]<br \/>\nLet it crash, let it fall<br \/>\n(Hear the truth inside it all)<br \/>\nEvery error disappears<br \/>\n(As we move beyond arrears)<\/p>\n<p>[Final Chorus]<br \/>\nBeyond our fears<br \/>\n(The air clears)<br \/>\nBecoming aware<br \/>\n(Our love&#8217;s right there)<\/p>\n<p>No more years<br \/>\n(No more years)<br \/>\nNo more arrears<br \/>\n(Just you here)<\/p>\n<p>\u2026 yes becoming clear<br \/>\n(Our loves right here)<\/p>\n<p>[Outro: Fast Fade, Repeating Hook]<br \/>\nWas in arrears\u2026<br \/>\n(Yet, we\u2019re still here\u2026)<br \/>\nNo, not in arrears\u2026<br \/>\n(All debt clears\u2026)<br \/>\n\u2026 yes becoming clear<br \/>\n(Our loves right here)<\/p>\n<p>[Final Hit: Full Band Stop]<\/p>\n<p>From the album <strong>&#8220;<a href=\"\/albums\/Whatnot\/\">Whatnot<\/a>&#8220;<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Fast Intro: Driving Drums, Distorted Guitar Riff, Pulsing Bass, Bright Synth Stabs] [Verse 1] Ticking lines and broken sums Running fast but nowhere comes Numbers crash and spill and slide Truth we tried to hide inside Every promise overdrawn Every balance moving on We were chasing just to chase Losing track of time and place 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