{"id":54211,"date":"2026-06-22T12:31:04","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T12:31:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/?p=54211"},"modified":"2026-06-22T12:31:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T12:31:04","slug":"out-of-sorts-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2026\/06\/22\/out-of-sorts-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Out of Sorts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[Silence]<br \/>\n[Arrangement: guitar-rock with a restless bassline, clipped guitar, organ swells, groove that builds into a big chantable chorus]<\/p>\n<p>[Intro]<br \/>\nSomething\u2019s off<br \/>\n(Something\u2019s wrong)<br \/>\nHard to tell<br \/>\n(How long)<\/p>\n<p>Everything\u2019s there<br \/>\n(But not in place)<br \/>\nLike a smile<br \/>\n(On the wrong face)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\nThe room\u2019s the same<br \/>\n(But the air feels strange)<br \/>\nEvery little thing<br \/>\n(Just slightly changed)<\/p>\n<p>The lights are on<br \/>\n(But they don\u2019t look right)<br \/>\nMorning comes<br \/>\n(Like the middle of night)<\/p>\n<p>You lost the thread<br \/>\n(Of what you meant)<br \/>\nSpent your focus<br \/>\n(Like you spent your rent)<\/p>\n<p>Now every plan<br \/>\n(Feels out of joint)<br \/>\nEvery step<br \/>\n(Missed the point)<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nAre you feeling<br \/>\n(Out of sorts)<br \/>\nAre you reeling<br \/>\n(Last resorts)<\/p>\n<p>Are you drifting<br \/>\n(Off the course)<br \/>\nOut of balance<br \/>\n(With no remorse)<\/p>\n<p>Are you feeling<br \/>\n(Out of sorts)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<br \/>\nThe stack got higher<br \/>\n(The sleep got thin)<br \/>\nThe pressure found<br \/>\n(A way to get in)<\/p>\n<p>One more bill<br \/>\n(One more bad call)<br \/>\nOne more push<br \/>\n(And you feel too small)<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019re still standing<br \/>\n(But not quite straight)<br \/>\nRunning late<br \/>\n(Inside your fate)<\/p>\n<p>And all the things<br \/>\n(You used to hold)<br \/>\nFeel less certain<br \/>\n(More bought than sold)<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nAre you feeling<br \/>\n(Out of sorts)<br \/>\nAre you reeling<br \/>\n(Last resorts)<\/p>\n<p>Are you drifting<br \/>\n(Off the course)<br \/>\nOut of balance<br \/>\n(With no remorse)<\/p>\n<p>Are you feeling<br \/>\n(Out of sorts)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nCould be the weather<br \/>\n(Could be the news)<br \/>\nCould be the miles<br \/>\n(In somebody\u2019s shoes)<\/p>\n<p>Could be the heat<br \/>\n(Or the lack of sleep)<br \/>\nCould be the weight<br \/>\n(You forgot to keep)<\/p>\n<p>Could be the world<br \/>\n(Coming in too fast)<br \/>\nCould be too much<br \/>\n(From the future and past)<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes the signal<br \/>\n(Comes in blurred)<br \/>\nAnd all you\u2019ve got<br \/>\n(Is one loose word)<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental]<br \/>\n[Guitar Solo]<br \/>\n[Organ Solo]<\/p>\n<p>[Breakdown]<br \/>\nShake it loose<br \/>\n(Shake it loose)<br \/>\nTake a breath<br \/>\n(Take a breath)<\/p>\n<p>Shake it loose<br \/>\n(Shake it loose)<br \/>\nWhat comes next?<br \/>\n(What comes next?)<\/p>\n<p>[Final Chorus]<br \/>\nAre you feeling<br \/>\n(Out of sorts)<br \/>\nAre you reeling<br \/>\n(Last resorts)<\/p>\n<p>Are you drifting<br \/>\n(Off the course)<br \/>\nOut of balance<br \/>\n(With no remorse)<\/p>\n<p>Are you feeling<br \/>\n(Out of sorts)<br \/>\nAre you spinning<br \/>\n(Through the reports)<\/p>\n<p>[Final Refrain]<br \/>\nOut of sorts<br \/>\n(Last resorts)<br \/>\nOut of sorts<br \/>\n(Last resorts)<\/p>\n<p>Out of sorts<br \/>\n(Last resorts)<br \/>\nOut of sorts<br \/>\n(Last resorts)<\/p>\n<p>[Outro]<br \/>\nSomething\u2019s off<br \/>\n(Something\u2019s wrong)<br \/>\nHard to tell<br \/>\n(How long)<\/p>\n<p>But if you listen<br \/>\n(Through the noise)<br \/>\nYou might still find<br \/>\n(Your better voice)<\/p>\n<p>From the album <strong>&#8220;<a href=\"\/albums\/Displacement\/\">Displacement<\/a>&#8220;<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Silence] [Arrangement: guitar-rock with a restless bassline, clipped guitar, organ swells, groove that builds into a big chantable chorus] [Intro] Something\u2019s off (Something\u2019s wrong) Hard to tell (How long) Everything\u2019s there (But not in place) Like a smile (On the wrong face) [Verse 1] The room\u2019s the same (But the air feels strange) Every little 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