{"id":54715,"date":"2026-07-22T15:54:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T15:54:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/?p=54715"},"modified":"2026-07-22T15:54:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T15:54:53","slug":"small-perturbations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2026\/07\/22\/small-perturbations\/","title":{"rendered":"Small Perturbations"},"content":{"rendered":"

[Silence]<\/p>\n

[Instrumental, Guitar, Piano, Organ, Synth, Bass, Percussion, Drums]<\/p>\n

[Intro]
\n[Instrumental Intro: Pulsing Bass, Delayed Guitar, Atmospheric Synth Pads, Piano Motif, Steady Drums]
\n[Minimal Beat, Sub Bass, Spoken Vocal]
\nNothing…
\nchanges…
\neverything…
\nall at once.<\/p>\n

(After all…)<\/p>\n

It can begin…<\/p>\n

(Again)<\/p>\n

with something…<\/p>\n

small.<\/p>\n

(After all…)<\/p>\n

Again…<\/p>\n

(Begin:)<\/p>\n

[Refrain]
\nSmall… perturbations
\n(Transpire from inspiration)
\nIn all… reverberations
\n(Inspire transformation)<\/p>\n

Teleconnected
\n(Tag! You’re it.)
\nTeleconnected
\n(Gettin’ the hang of it?)<\/p>\n

[Pre-Chorus]
\nTiny changes
\n(Big effects)
\nSimple moments
\n(Intersect)<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nSmall perturbations
\n(Begin the dance)
\nTiny fluctuations
\n(Change the chance)<\/p>\n

Teleconnected
\n(Tag! You’re it.)
\nAcross the world
\n(A little bit)<\/p>\n

[Refrain]
\nSmall… perturbations
\n(Transpire from inspiration)
\nIn all… reverberations
\n(Inspire transformation)<\/p>\n

Teleconnected
\n(Tag! You’re it.)
\nTeleconnected
\n(Gettin’ the hang of it?)<\/p>\n

[Instrumental]
\n[Guitar Solo]
\n[Driving Bass, Organ Swells, Layered Synths, Rolling Drums]<\/p>\n

[Verse]
\nRossby waves begin to bend
\nBlocking patterns (Will they ever end)
\nOne choice can synchronize
\nFar-off regions (through the skies)<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nA butterfly…
\n(A gentle breeze)
\nAn atmosphere…
\n(A restless sea)<\/p>\n

No border stops
\n(A moving wave)
\nNo nation owns
\n(The path it takes)<\/p>\n

Connected oceans
\n(Connected skies)
\nConnected futures
\n(Before our eyes)<\/p>\n

[Breakdown]
\n[Minimal Beat, Deep Sub Bass, Spoken Vocal]
\nA perturbation…<\/p>\n

is simply…<\/p>\n

a small disturbance.<\/p>\n

The remarkable part…<\/p>\n

is how far…<\/p>\n

it can travel.<\/p>\n

[Final Chorus]
\nSmall… perturbations
\n(Transpire from inspiration)
\nIn all… reverberations
\n(Inspire transformation)<\/p>\n

Teleconnected
\n(Tag! You’re it.)
\nTeleconnected
\n(Gettin’ the hang of it?)<\/p>\n

Around the planet
\n(Loop by loop)
\nAcross the network
\n(Group by group)<\/p>\n

Small beginnings…
\n(Big sensations)<\/p>\n

Growing into…<\/p>\n

Transformations.<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\n[Instrumental Outro: Piano, Echo Guitar, Atmospheric Synth, Soft Wind Effects]
\nSmall… perturbations
\n(Transpire from inspiration)
\nIn all… reverberations
\n(Inspire transformation)<\/p>\n

Come to think of it…
\n(Tag! You’re it.)<\/p>\n

From the album “Butterflies and Dominoes<\/a>“<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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