{"id":54730,"date":"2026-07-23T15:44:05","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T15:44:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/?p=54730"},"modified":"2026-07-23T15:44:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T15:44:05","slug":"and-the-band-played-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2026\/07\/23\/and-the-band-played-on\/","title":{"rendered":"And the Band Played On"},"content":{"rendered":"

[Silence]<\/p>\n

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

[Intro]
\n[Instrumental Intro: Slow Piano, Deep Bass Pulse, Organ Swells, Marching Snare, Clean Guitar Echo]
\n[Minimal Beat, Sub Bass, Spoken Vocal]
\nMost things…<\/p>\n

looked…<\/p>\n

normal.<\/p>\n

Until it wasn’t… at all
\n(Headed toward the waterfall)<\/p>\n

[Refrain]
\nThe ship has sailed
\n(Headed toward the waterfall)
\nNavigation failed
\n(Now hear disaster call)<\/p>\n

More momentum
\n(Can’t slow down)
\nLikely to succumb
\n(Too numb… too dumb)<\/p>\n

Discover going over
\n(Going down, down, down)<\/p>\n

[Verse 1]
\nWarnings written in the charts
\nScience mapped the fragile parts
\nStill we argued, still delayed
\nThinking somehow we’d be saved<\/p>\n

[Pre-Chorus]
\nThe river bends
\n(The current stays)
\nTomorrow’s built
\n(On yesterday)<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nAnd the band played on
\n(Playing every song)
\nWhile the waters
\n(Pulled us along)<\/p>\n

Looking backward
\n(Instead of ahead)
\nIgnoring words
\n(Already said)<\/p>\n

The ship has sailed
\n(Headed toward the waterfall)<\/p>\n

[Instrumental]
\n[Guitar Solo]
\n[Driving Bass, Organ Crescendo, Heavy Drums, Atmospheric Synth]<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nThe engines never questioned why
\nThey only pushed and passed on by
\nGrowth became the only creed
\nEven after every plead<\/p>\n

[Pre-Chorus]
\nTruth remains
\n(What it is)
\nNo debate
\n(Changes this)<\/p>\n

[Bridge]<\/p>\n

[Breakdown]
\n[Minimal Beat, Deep Sub Bass, Spoken Vocal]
\nDiscover going over
\n(Going down, down, down)<\/p>\n

[Refrain]
\nMore momentum
\n(Can’t slow down)
\nLikely to succumb
\n(Too numb… too dumb)<\/p>\n

Discover going over
\n(Going down, down, down)<\/p>\n

[Final Chorus]
\nThe ship has sailed
\n(Headed toward the waterfall)
\nNavigation failed
\n(Now hear disaster call)<\/p>\n

More momentum
\n(Can’t slow down)
\nLikely to succumb
\n(Too numb… too dumb)<\/p>\n

Discover going over
\n(Going down, down, down)<\/p>\n

Change the heading
\n(Change it now)
\nDon’t keep asking
\n(Only how)<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\n[Instrumental Outro: Solo Piano, Organ Fade, Echo Guitar, Gentle Waves, Distant Thunder]
\nOur choice… <\/p>\n

Our voice…<\/p>\n

our destination:
\n(Desolation)<\/p>\n

We did (what we did)
\nWe did.<\/p>\n

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

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