{"id":54960,"date":"2026-08-05T11:23:31","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T11:23:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/?p=54960"},"modified":"2026-08-05T11:23:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T11:23:31","slug":"wrapped","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2026\/08\/05\/wrapped\/","title":{"rendered":"Wrapped"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[Silence]<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano, Organ, Synth, Saxophone]<\/p>\n<p>[Intro]<br \/>\n[Instrumental Intro: Fingerpicked Acoustic Guitar, Warm Bass, Loose Drums, Soft Organ]<br \/>\n[Spoken Vocal]<br \/>\nWrapped up&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Rapped up&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Words wound tight&#8230;<br \/>\n(Sounds right)<br \/>\nSound found.<br \/>\n(Into the light)<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s what&#8217;s up.<\/p>\n<p>[Refrain]<br \/>\nWrapped (Up)<br \/>\nRapped up<br \/>\n(Yup)<\/p>\n<p>Words wound<br \/>\n(Sound found)<br \/>\nThat&#8217;s what&#8217;s up<br \/>\n(Wrapped)<br \/>\nTight<br \/>\n(See the light)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\nWords can wind around a thought<br \/>\nTwist together, tied in knots<br \/>\nRound and round the meaning goes<br \/>\nWhere it lands, nobody knows<\/p>\n<p>Take a phrase and pull the thread<br \/>\nSee the things you left unsaid<br \/>\nTurn it over, look inside<br \/>\nFind the meaning that may hide<\/p>\n<p>[Pre-Chorus]<br \/>\nWords around<br \/>\n(A sound)<br \/>\nFound<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nWrapped up<br \/>\n(Rapped up)<br \/>\nTight and right<br \/>\n(Words take flight)<\/p>\n<p>Wrapped up<br \/>\n(Rapped up)<br \/>\nRound the sound<br \/>\n(Spinning round)<\/p>\n<p>Words wound<br \/>\n(Sound found)<br \/>\nThat&#8217;s what&#8217;s up<br \/>\n(Wrapped)<\/p>\n<p>Tie the meaning<br \/>\n(To the beat)<br \/>\nBring the rhythm<br \/>\n(Feel the heat)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<br \/>\nAcoustic strings begin to ring<br \/>\nWords become another thing<br \/>\nRhythm pulls the phrases through<br \/>\nFinding something fresh and new<\/p>\n<p>A little tension, a little space<br \/>\nA little groove can change the pace<br \/>\nWrap the rhythm, let it roll<br \/>\nFind the thread and lose control<\/p>\n<p>[Acoustic Guitar Solo]<br \/>\n[Fingerpicked Acoustic Guitar Solo: Warm, Rhythmic, Gradually Building Into Strummed Chords]<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nWrapped around<br \/>\n(The sound)<br \/>\nRapped around<br \/>\n(The beat)<\/p>\n<p>Words wound tight<br \/>\n(See the light)<br \/>\nMeaning found<br \/>\n(Complete)<\/p>\n<p>[Rap Vocal Break]<br \/>\n[Beat Drops: Deep Bass, Finger Snaps, Tight Kick, Percussive Guitar]<br \/>\nYo\u2014<\/p>\n<p>Wrap it up, rap it up, words in a bundle<br \/>\nTurn up the rhythm, let the syllables rumble<br \/>\nRound and around with a sound that connects<br \/>\nTwist up the thought, then inspect the effects<\/p>\n<p>Words wound tight but the meaning gets loose<br \/>\nSound in the sentence, now what&#8217;s your use?<br \/>\nWrap one idea with another in line<br \/>\nFlip the perspective and change up the rhyme<\/p>\n<p>Rapped up, wrapped up, tied to the beat<br \/>\nWords hit the pavement with a shuffle of feet<br \/>\nFound what was hidden beneath all the stuff<br \/>\nYou got the message?<\/p>\n<p>Yup.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s what&#8217;s up.<\/p>\n<p>[Drums Fill]<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nWrapped up<br \/>\n(Rapped up)<br \/>\nTight and right<br \/>\n(Words take flight)<\/p>\n<p>Wrapped up<br \/>\n(Rapped up)<br \/>\nRound the sound<br \/>\n(Spinning round)<\/p>\n<p>Words wound<br \/>\n(Sound found)<br \/>\nThat&#8217;s what&#8217;s up<br \/>\n(Wrapped)<\/p>\n<p>Tight<br \/>\n(See the light)<br \/>\nHold it right<br \/>\n(Through the night)<\/p>\n<p>[Saxophone Solo]<br \/>\n[Tenor Saxophone Solo: Soulful Opening Phrase, Growing Into a Funky, Spiraling Improvisation Over Acoustic Guitar and Bass]<\/p>\n<p>[Breakdown]<br \/>\n[Acoustic Guitar and Bass Only]<br \/>\nWrapped&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Rapped&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Words wound&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Sound found&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>No need to fight.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230; just listen&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>To see the light.<\/p>\n<p>[Final Refrain]<br \/>\nWrapped (Up)<br \/>\nRapped up<br \/>\n(Yup)<\/p>\n<p>Words wound<br \/>\n(Sound found)<br \/>\nThat&#8217;s what&#8217;s up<br \/>\n(Wrapped)<\/p>\n<p>Tight<br \/>\n(See the light)<\/p>\n<p>Wrapped up<br \/>\n(Rapped up)<br \/>\nHold on tight<br \/>\n(Do it right)<\/p>\n<p>Words wound<br \/>\n(Sound found)<br \/>\nNow we&#8217;ve got it<br \/>\n(That&#8217;s what&#8217;s up)<\/p>\n<p>[Final Chorus]<br \/>\nWrap it up<br \/>\n(Rap it up)<br \/>\nLet it roll<br \/>\n(Feel the soul)<\/p>\n<p>Wrap it up<br \/>\n(Rap it up)<br \/>\nFind the sound<br \/>\n(That&#8217;s been found)<\/p>\n<p>Words wound<br \/>\n(Sound found)<br \/>\nThat&#8217;s what&#8217;s up<br \/>\n(Wrapped)<\/p>\n<p>Tight<br \/>\n(See the light)<\/p>\n<p>[Outro]<br \/>\n[Acoustic Guitar Arpeggios, Saxophone Harmonies, Soft Bass, Brushes on Drums]<br \/>\nWrapped&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Rapped&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Words wound&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Sound found&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s what&#8217;s up.<\/p>\n<p>Yup.<\/p>\n<p>[Acoustic Guitar Final Chord]<\/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, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano, Organ, Synth, Saxophone] [Intro] [Instrumental Intro: Fingerpicked Acoustic Guitar, Warm Bass, Loose Drums, Soft Organ] [Spoken Vocal] Wrapped up&#8230; Rapped up&#8230; Words wound tight&#8230; (Sounds right) Sound found. (Into the light) That&#8217;s what&#8217;s up. 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