{"id":54392,"date":"2026-07-01T17:48:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T17:48:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/?p=54392"},"modified":"2026-07-01T17:48:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T17:48:32","slug":"nuanced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2026\/07\/01\/nuanced\/","title":{"rendered":"Nuanced"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[Silence]<br \/>\n[Arrangement: Upbeat funk-pop with bright horns, syncopated guitar, and audience call-and-response]<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\nBlack or white?<br \/>\n(Not always)<br \/>\nWrong or right?<br \/>\n(It depends)<\/p>\n<p>Take a look<br \/>\n(Between the lines)<br \/>\nThis answer<br \/>\n(Takes some time)<\/p>\n<p>[Refrain]<br \/>\nPop quiz:<br \/>\n(Needs or wants?)<br \/>\nThe answer is:<br \/>\n(Nuanced)<\/p>\n<p>Think it through<br \/>\n(Don&#8217;t be daunted)<br \/>\nMuch of life is&#8230;<br \/>\n(Nuanced)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<br \/>\nSimple stories<br \/>\n(Sell the best)<br \/>\nBut complex truths<br \/>\n(Pass the test)<\/p>\n<p>Ask again<br \/>\n(Why? How? When?)<br \/>\nThat&#8217;s where learning<br \/>\n(Begins again)<\/p>\n<p>[Refrain]<br \/>\nPop quiz:<br \/>\n(Needs or wants?)<br \/>\nThe answer is:<br \/>\n(Nuanced)<\/p>\n<p>Think it through<br \/>\n(Don&#8217;t be daunted)<br \/>\nMuch of life is&#8230;<br \/>\n(Nuanced)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nHold two thoughts<br \/>\n(At the same time)<br \/>\nThat&#8217;s not weakness<br \/>\n(That&#8217;s the climb)<\/p>\n<p>Listen first<br \/>\n(Then respond)<br \/>\nUnderstanding<br \/>\n(Grows beyond)<\/p>\n<p>[Refrain]<br \/>\nPop quiz:<br \/>\n(Needs or wants?)<br \/>\nThe answer is:<br \/>\n(Nuanced)<\/p>\n<p>Flesh by the pound<br \/>\n(To help an ounce)<br \/>\nDistorted reality&#8230;<br \/>\n(Nuanced)<\/p>\n<p>[Outro]<br \/>\nGray between<br \/>\n(The black and white)<br \/>\nQuestions help<br \/>\n(Bring things to light)<\/p>\n<p>Pop quiz:<br \/>\n(Needs or wants?)<br \/>\nThe answer is:<br \/>\n(Nuanced)<\/p>\n<p>From the album <strong>&#8220;<a href=\"\/albums\/Whats-in-a-Name\/\">What\u2019s in a Name?<\/a>&#8220;<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Silence] [Arrangement: Upbeat funk-pop with bright horns, syncopated guitar, and audience call-and-response] [Verse 1] Black or white? (Not always) Wrong or right? (It depends) Take a look (Between the lines) This answer (Takes some time) [Refrain] Pop quiz: (Needs or wants?) The answer is: (Nuanced) Think it through (Don&#8217;t be daunted) Much of life is&#8230; [&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-54392","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54392","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=54392"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54392\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":54393,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54392\/revisions\/54393"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54392"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54392"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54392"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}