{"id":54929,"date":"2026-08-03T11:36:31","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T11:36:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/?p=54929"},"modified":"2026-08-03T11:36:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T11:36:31","slug":"separated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2026\/08\/03\/separated\/","title":{"rendered":"Separated"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[Silence]<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental, Guitar, Piano, Organ, Synth, Bass, Percussion, Drums]<\/p>\n<p>[Intro]<br \/>\n[Instrumental Intro: Choppy Guitar, Driving Bass, Tight Drums, Sharp Organ Stabs]<br \/>\n[Spoken Vocal]<br \/>\nFact&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Fiction&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>(In between)<\/p>\n<p>&#8230; Friction!<\/p>\n<p>[Refrain]<br \/>\nFact and fiction<br \/>\n(Keep &#8217;em separated)<br \/>\nTact in decision<br \/>\n(Or dreams evaporated)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\nStories travel, rumors grow<br \/>\nSome are real and some just show<br \/>\nWords can twist and facts can bend<br \/>\nTruth can vanish round the bend<\/p>\n<p>Check the source and check the claim<br \/>\nLook for evidence, name the game<br \/>\nPause before you take a side<br \/>\nKeep your judgment open wide<\/p>\n<p>[Pre-Chorus]<br \/>\nTruth is found<br \/>\n(Check the proof)<br \/>\nLook around<br \/>\n(Find the truth)<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nKeep &#8217;em separated<br \/>\n(Fact from fiction)<br \/>\nKeep &#8217;em separated<br \/>\n(Make the distinction)<\/p>\n<p>Evidence<br \/>\n(From assumption)<br \/>\nReason<br \/>\n(From reaction)<\/p>\n<p>[Refrain]<br \/>\nFact and fiction<br \/>\n(Keep &#8217;em separated)<br \/>\nTact in decision<br \/>\n(Isn&#8217;t imitated)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<br \/>\nA confident voice can still be wrong<br \/>\nA catchy story can travel long<br \/>\nA polished claim can miss the mark<br \/>\nA little doubt can light the dark<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental]<br \/>\n[Heavy Guitar Riff, Bass Groove, Drums, Organ, Synth]<br \/>\n[Refrain]<br \/>\nFact and fiction<br \/>\n(Keep &#8217;em separated)<br \/>\nTact in decision<br \/>\n(Or dreams evaporated)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nFact!<br \/>\n(Check it)<\/p>\n<p>Fiction!<br \/>\n(Test it)<\/p>\n<p>[Refrain]<br \/>\nFact and fiction<br \/>\n(Keep &#8217;em separated)<br \/>\nTact in decision<br \/>\n(Or dreams evaporated)<\/p>\n<p>Tact in decision<br \/>\n(Think it through)<br \/>\nCareful distinction<br \/>\n(What will you do?)<\/p>\n<p>[Breakdown]<br \/>\n[Minimal Beat, Bass Pulse, Spoken Vocal]<br \/>\nSeparate&#8230;<br \/>\n(The irate)<\/p>\n<p>Compare&#8230;<br \/>\n(What&#8217;s there)<\/p>\n<p>[Final Chorus]<br \/>\nFact and fiction<br \/>\n(Keep &#8217;em separated)<br \/>\nTact in decision<br \/>\n(Or dreams evaporated)<\/p>\n<p>Evidence<br \/>\n(From assumption)<br \/>\nReason<br \/>\n(From reaction)<\/p>\n<p>Keep &#8217;em separated<br \/>\n(Fact from fiction)<br \/>\nKeep &#8217;em separated<br \/>\n(Make the distinction)<\/p>\n<p>[Outro]<br \/>\n[Instrumental Outro: Choppy Guitar, Rolling Bass, Tight Drums, Organ Fade]<br \/>\nFact&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Fiction&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Keep &#8217;em separated&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Until educated.<\/p>\n<p>From the album <strong>&#8220;<a href=\"\/albums\/Rollover\/\">Rollover<\/a>&#8220;<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Silence] [Instrumental, Guitar, Piano, Organ, Synth, Bass, Percussion, Drums] [Intro] [Instrumental Intro: Choppy Guitar, Driving Bass, Tight Drums, Sharp Organ Stabs] [Spoken Vocal] Fact&#8230; Fiction&#8230; (In between) &#8230; Friction! 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