{"id":54158,"date":"2026-06-20T17:11:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T17:11:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/?p=54158"},"modified":"2026-06-20T17:11:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T17:11:18","slug":"lp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2026\/06\/20\/lp\/","title":{"rendered":"LP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[Silence]<br \/>\n[Arrangement: Celebratory album-closing anthem with piano, Hammond organ, guitars, handclaps, crowd vocals, and a long singalong outro]<\/p>\n<p>[Intro]<br \/>\nWelcome in<br \/>\n(Stay awhile)<br \/>\nTake a seat<br \/>\n(And share a smile)<\/p>\n<p>The needle drops<br \/>\n(The speakers sway)<br \/>\nWe&#8217;ve got plenty left to play<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\nA single song<br \/>\n(Can light a spark)<br \/>\nBut an LP<br \/>\n(Can map the dark)<\/p>\n<p>Side A starts<br \/>\n(With possibility)<br \/>\nSide B answers<br \/>\n(With maturity)<\/p>\n<p>Track by track<br \/>\n(The picture grows)<br \/>\nFurther than anybody knows<\/p>\n<p>[Pre-Chorus]<br \/>\nNo rush<br \/>\n(No race)<br \/>\nTake your time<br \/>\n(Find your place)<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nDance with me<br \/>\n(LP!)<br \/>\nWhat do you say&#8230;<br \/>\n(Long, long play)<\/p>\n<p>Sing with me<br \/>\n(LP!)<br \/>\nLet&#8217;s stretch the day<br \/>\n(No longer longing to play)<\/p>\n<p>Dance with me<br \/>\n(LP!)<br \/>\nWhat do you say&#8230;<br \/>\n(Long, long play)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<br \/>\nThe deeper cuts<br \/>\n(The hidden gems)<br \/>\nOften become<br \/>\n(The best of them)<\/p>\n<p>The songs connect<br \/>\n(One to another)<br \/>\nLike sisters, cousins,<br \/>\n(Friends and brothers)<\/p>\n<p>A larger tale<br \/>\n(Begins to form)<br \/>\nOut of calm<br \/>\n(&#8230; out of the storm)<\/p>\n<p>[Pre-Chorus]<br \/>\nOne more chorus<br \/>\n(One more ride)<br \/>\nThere&#8217;s room for everyone inside<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nDance with me<br \/>\n(LP!)<br \/>\nWhat do you say&#8230;<br \/>\n(Long, long play)<\/p>\n<p>Sing with me<br \/>\n(LP!)<br \/>\nLet&#8217;s stretch the day<br \/>\n(No longer longing to play)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nNot a moment<br \/>\n(But a journey)<br \/>\nNot a spark<br \/>\n(But a fire)<\/p>\n<p>Not a question<br \/>\n(But a conversation)<br \/>\nNot a wish<br \/>\n(But a desire)<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental]<br \/>\n[Piano Solo]<br \/>\n[Organ Solo]<br \/>\n[Guitar Solo]<\/p>\n<p>[Breakdown]<br \/>\nL&#8230;<br \/>\n(P&#8230;)<\/p>\n<p>L&#8230;<br \/>\n(P&#8230;)<\/p>\n<p>Long&#8230;<br \/>\n(Play&#8230;)<\/p>\n<p>Long&#8230;<br \/>\n(Play&#8230;)<\/p>\n<p>[Final Chorus]<br \/>\nDance with me<br \/>\n(LP!)<br \/>\nWhat do you say&#8230;<br \/>\n(Long, long play)<\/p>\n<p>Sing with me<br \/>\n(LP!)<br \/>\nLet&#8217;s stretch the day<br \/>\n(No longer longing to play)<\/p>\n<p>Dance with me<br \/>\n(LP!)<br \/>\nWhat do you say&#8230;<br \/>\n(Long, long play)<\/p>\n<p>Everybody sing!<br \/>\n(Long, long play!)<\/p>\n<p>[Refrain]<br \/>\nOne more song<br \/>\n(LP!)<br \/>\nBefore we&#8217;re gone<br \/>\n(Long play)<\/p>\n<p>Hey! Hey! Hey!<\/p>\n<p>One more song<br \/>\n(LP!)<br \/>\nBefore we&#8217;re gone<br \/>\n(Long play)<\/p>\n<p>Hey! Hey! Hey!<\/p>\n<p>[Outro]<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s not &#8220;so long&#8221;<br \/>\n(Not see ya later)<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a long long<br \/>\n(Participator)<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not goodbye<br \/>\n(We&#8217;ll meet again)<\/p>\n<p>The music plays<br \/>\n(Beyond the end)<\/p>\n<p>Long play&#8230;<br \/>\n(Long play&#8230;)<\/p>\n<p>Long play&#8230;<br \/>\n(Long play&#8230;)<\/p>\n<p>Fade away&#8230;<br \/>\n(Only to replay&#8230;)<\/p>\n<p>From the album <strong>&#8220;<a href=\"\/albums\/In-Play\/\">In Play<\/a>&#8220;<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Silence] [Arrangement: Celebratory album-closing anthem with piano, Hammond organ, guitars, handclaps, crowd vocals, and a long singalong outro] [Intro] Welcome in (Stay awhile) Take a seat (And share a smile) The needle drops (The speakers sway) We&#8217;ve got plenty left to play [Verse 1] A single song (Can light a spark) But an LP (Can [&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-54158","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54158","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=54158"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54158\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":54159,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54158\/revisions\/54159"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54158"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54158"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}