{"id":55026,"date":"2026-08-09T16:34:55","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T16:34:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/?p=55026"},"modified":"2026-08-09T16:34:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T16:34:55","slug":"a-sudden-surge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2026\/08\/09\/a-sudden-surge\/","title":{"rendered":"A Sudden Surge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Sudden Surge<\/p>\n<p>[Silence]<br \/>\n[Instrumental, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano, Organ, Synth]<\/p>\n<p>[Intro]<br \/>\n[Instrumental Intro: Low Pulsing Synth, Rolling Bass, Sparse Drums, Gradually Building Guitar]<br \/>\n[Spoken Vocal]<br \/>\nYou don&#8217;t always see it coming&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>A little rise&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>(Surprise)<\/p>\n<p>Suddenly\u2014<\/p>\n<p>The urge&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>(Surge!)<\/p>\n<p>[Refrain]<br \/>\nSplurge<br \/>\n(A sudden surge)<br \/>\nRush<br \/>\n(Flow of flush)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\nSomething building underneath<br \/>\nPressure rising, out of reach<br \/>\nQuiet water, standing still<br \/>\nTill it finds the slope and spills<\/p>\n<p>Drop by drop and inch by inch<br \/>\nThen the current makes a switch<br \/>\nWhat was slow becomes a rush<br \/>\nSuddenly it&#8217;s more than much<\/p>\n<p>[Pre-Chorus]<br \/>\nRise<br \/>\n(Rise)<br \/>\nFlow<br \/>\n(Go)<\/p>\n<p>Build<br \/>\n(Then break)<br \/>\nMove<br \/>\n(Then wake)<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nA sudden surge<br \/>\n(Here it comes)<br \/>\nA sudden rush<br \/>\n(Beating drums)<\/p>\n<p>Flow of flush<br \/>\n(Through the way)<br \/>\nPush it forward<br \/>\n(Find the day)<\/p>\n<p>A sudden surge<br \/>\n(Feel the force)<br \/>\nChanging course<br \/>\n(Changing source)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<br \/>\nNo, don&#8217;t need a warning<br \/>\nWhen the river starts transforming<br \/>\nA channel fills, the banks give way<br \/>\nAnd yesterday becomes today<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental]<br \/>\n[Electric Guitar Solo: Rising Lead Guitar, Distorted Bass, Rapid Drums, Glitching Synth Pulses]<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nSplurge!<br \/>\n(A sudden surge!)<\/p>\n<p>Rush!<br \/>\n(Flow of flush!)<\/p>\n<p>Rise!<br \/>\n(Watch it climb!)<\/p>\n<p>Move!<br \/>\n(Out of time!)<\/p>\n<p>[Breakdown]<br \/>\n[Drums Drop Out: Deep Bass, Filtered Synth, Distant Guitar]<br \/>\nDrop&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Drip&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Drop&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Then\u2014<\/p>\n<p>Surge!<br \/>\n(Purge)<\/p>\n<p>[Final Refrain]<br \/>\nSplurge<br \/>\n(A sudden surge)<br \/>\nRush<br \/>\n(Flow of flush)<\/p>\n<p>[Final Chorus]<br \/>\nA sudden surge<br \/>\n(A sudden rush)<br \/>\nFlow of water<br \/>\n(Flow of flush)<\/p>\n<p>Builds up<br \/>\n(Then breaks)<br \/>\nChanges course<br \/>\n(Overtakes)<\/p>\n<p>A sudden surge<br \/>\n(Feel it move)<br \/>\nNo time left<br \/>\n(To disprove)<\/p>\n<p>[Outro]<br \/>\n[Instrumental Outro: Driving Drums, Rolling Bass, Guitar Feedback, Glitch Synth, Sudden Stop]<br \/>\nSplurge&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Surge&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Rush&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Flow&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Flush&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>(A sudden urge.)<\/p>\n<p>From the album <strong>&#8220;<a href=\"\/albums\/Rush\/\">Rush<\/a>&#8220;<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Sudden Surge [Silence] [Instrumental, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano, Organ, Synth] [Intro] [Instrumental Intro: Low Pulsing Synth, Rolling Bass, Sparse Drums, Gradually Building Guitar] [Spoken Vocal] You don&#8217;t always see it coming&#8230; A little rise&#8230; (Surprise) Suddenly\u2014 The urge&#8230; (Surge!) 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