{"id":54651,"date":"2026-07-19T15:49:42","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T15:49:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/?p=54651"},"modified":"2026-07-19T15:49:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T15:49:42","slug":"so-slow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2026\/07\/19\/so-slow\/","title":{"rendered":"So Slow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[Silence]<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental, Guitar, Piano, Organ, Synth, Bass, Percussion, Drums]<\/p>\n<p>[Intro]<br \/>\n[Instrumental Intro: Steady Bass Pulse, Clean Guitar, Warm Organ, Rising Synth, Light Drum Groove]<br \/>\n[Minimal Beat, Sub Bass, Spoken Vocal]<br \/>\nThe clock keeps ticking&#8230;<br \/>\n(Not waiting)<br \/>\nThe future&#8217;s calling&#8230;<br \/>\n(Are we listening?)<\/p>\n<p>[Refrain]<br \/>\nSo slow&#8230;<br \/>\n(Isn&#8217;t an option)<\/p>\n<p>Do you know<br \/>\n(A solution)<\/p>\n<p>Whoa, no<br \/>\n(Know woe)<\/p>\n<p>Whoa, no<br \/>\n(Know woe)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\nThe signs have slowly turned to screams<br \/>\nNo longer distant, no more dreams<br \/>\nStorm by storm and wave by wave<br \/>\nThe choices now are those we save<\/p>\n<p>The science points a clearer way<br \/>\nWaiting won&#8217;t delay the day<br \/>\nPhysics doesn&#8217;t compromise<br \/>\nIt simply answers with replies<br \/>\n(Damn your lies!)<\/p>\n<p>[Pre-Chorus]<br \/>\nTime moves on<br \/>\n(Without a pause)<br \/>\nNature follows<br \/>\n(Its own laws)<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nSo slow&#8230;<br \/>\n(Isn&#8217;t an option)<\/p>\n<p>Stand up now<br \/>\n(Take some action)<\/p>\n<p>Whoa, no&#8230;<br \/>\n(Know woe)<\/p>\n<p>[Refrain]<br \/>\nKnow you know&#8230;<br \/>\n&#8230; slow&#8230;<br \/>\n(Isn&#8217;t an option)<\/p>\n<p>Do you know<br \/>\n(A solution)<\/p>\n<p>Whoa, no<br \/>\n(Know woe)<\/p>\n<p>Whoa, no<br \/>\n(Know woe)<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental]<br \/>\n[Guitar Solo]<br \/>\n[Driving Bass, Organ Swells, Bright Synth, Steady Rock Drums]<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<br \/>\nInnovation lights the way<br \/>\nTurning night into the day<br \/>\nHope is more than just a word<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s something built and something earned<\/p>\n<p>[Pre-Chorus]<br \/>\nMove ahead<br \/>\n(Don&#8217;t delay)<br \/>\nTomorrow starts<br \/>\n(With today)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nOne decision<br \/>\n(Leads to two)<br \/>\nSmall beginnings<br \/>\n(Carry through)<\/p>\n<p>Hands together<br \/>\n(Minds aligned)<br \/>\nThe future&#8217;s built<br \/>\n(One choice at a time)<\/p>\n<p>[Breakdown]<br \/>\n[Minimal Beat, Deep Sub Bass, Spoken Vocal]<br \/>\nThe question&#8230;<br \/>\n&#8230;isn&#8217;t whether change&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;is coming.<\/p>\n<p>The question is&#8230;<br \/>\n&#8230;whether we lead it&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;or chase it.<\/p>\n<p>[Final Chorus]<br \/>\nSo slow&#8230;<br \/>\n(Isn&#8217;t an option)<\/p>\n<p>Do you know<br \/>\n(A solution)<\/p>\n<p>Whoa, no<br \/>\n(Know woe)<\/p>\n<p>Whoa, no<br \/>\n(Know woe)<\/p>\n<p>Choose today&#8230;<br \/>\n(Build tomorrow)<\/p>\n<p>Less regret&#8230;<br \/>\n(Less sorrow)<\/p>\n<p>Hold on hope&#8230;<br \/>\n(Let it grow)<\/p>\n<p>Woe, no!<\/p>\n<p>Know whoa.<\/p>\n<p>[Outro]<br \/>\n[Instrumental Outro: Echo Guitar, Warm Organ, Synth Fade, Soft Cymbals]<br \/>\nWoe, no!<br \/>\n(Know whoa.)<br \/>\nWoe, no!<br \/>\n(Know whoa.)<\/p>\n<p>From the album <strong>&#8220;<a href=\"\/albums\/Extreme-Energy\/\">Extreme Energy<\/a>&#8220;<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Silence] [Instrumental, Guitar, Piano, Organ, Synth, Bass, Percussion, Drums] [Intro] [Instrumental Intro: Steady Bass Pulse, Clean Guitar, Warm Organ, Rising Synth, Light Drum Groove] [Minimal Beat, Sub Bass, Spoken Vocal] The clock keeps ticking&#8230; (Not waiting) The future&#8217;s calling&#8230; (Are we listening?) 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