{"id":53892,"date":"2026-06-07T14:23:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T14:23:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/?p=53892"},"modified":"2026-06-07T14:23:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T14:23:29","slug":"leave-it-a-crack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2026\/06\/07\/leave-it-a-crack\/","title":{"rendered":"Leave It a Crack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\nA little fresh air<br \/>\n(Never hurt a thing)<br \/>\nA whisper from outside<br \/>\n(Make the spirit sing)<\/p>\n<p>You don&#8217;t have to throw it open<br \/>\n(You don&#8217;t have to look back)<br \/>\nJust leave a little space<br \/>\n(Leave it a crack)<\/p>\n<p>[Refrain]<br \/>\nBefore you close it all the way<br \/>\n(Leave it a crack)<br \/>\nSo the stray breeze may sway<br \/>\n(From the front to the back)<\/p>\n<p>Before you shut the world outside<br \/>\n(Leave it a crack)<br \/>\nYou never know what might arrive<br \/>\n(From the front to the back)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<br \/>\nA drifting scent of flowers<br \/>\n(After a summer rain)<br \/>\nA distant sound of laughter<br \/>\n(Traveling down the lane)<\/p>\n<p>A thought you hadn&#8217;t thought before<br \/>\n(A different kind of track)<br \/>\nSometimes that&#8217;s all it takes<br \/>\n(Leave it a crack)<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nLeave it a crack<br \/>\n(Just a little)<br \/>\nLeave it a crack<br \/>\n(Not too little)<\/p>\n<p>Leave it a crack<br \/>\n(See what comes through)<br \/>\nLeave it a crack<br \/>\n(For something new)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 3]<br \/>\nCertainty&#8217;s a sturdy wall<br \/>\n(Brick by brick it&#8217;s stacked)<br \/>\nBut curiosity begins<br \/>\n(When a window&#8217;s cracked)<\/p>\n<p>The world is full of questions<br \/>\n(And answers we may lack)<br \/>\nYou don&#8217;t need all the answers<br \/>\n(Leave it a crack)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\n[Instrumental Break]<\/p>\n<p>[Refrain]<br \/>\nBefore you close it all the way<br \/>\n(Leave it a crack)<br \/>\nSo the ever stray breeze may sway<br \/>\n(From the front to the back)<\/p>\n<p>Before you settle everything<br \/>\n(Leave it a crack)<br \/>\nYou might hear a different song<br \/>\n(From the front to the back)<\/p>\n<p>[Final Chorus]<br \/>\nLeave it a crack<br \/>\n(Just enough)<br \/>\nLeave it a crack<br \/>\n(Not too much)<\/p>\n<p>Leave it a crack<br \/>\n(And you may find)<br \/>\nLeave it a crack<br \/>\n(A broader mind)<\/p>\n<p>[Outro]<br \/>\nA little fresh air<br \/>\n(A little light)<\/p>\n<p>A little wonder<br \/>\n(A little sight)<\/p>\n<p>Before you close it all the way<br \/>\n(Leave it a crack)<\/p>\n<p>Leave it a crack&#8230;<br \/>\n(Leave it a crack&#8230;)<\/p>\n<p>From the album <strong>&#8220;<a href=\"\/albums\/Out-Your-Window\/\">Out Your Window<\/a>&#8220;<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Verse 1] A little fresh air (Never hurt a thing) A whisper from outside (Make the spirit sing) You don&#8217;t have to throw it open (You don&#8217;t have to look back) Just leave a little space (Leave it a crack) [Refrain] Before you close it all the way (Leave it a crack) So the stray [&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-53892","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53892","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53892"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53892\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53903,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53892\/revisions\/53903"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53892"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53892"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53892"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}