{"id":55045,"date":"2026-08-12T13:50:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T13:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/?p=55045"},"modified":"2026-08-12T13:50:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T13:50:08","slug":"deluge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2026\/08\/12\/deluge\/","title":{"rendered":"Deluge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[Silence]<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano, Organ, Synth]<\/p>\n<p>[Intro]<br \/>\n[Instrumental Intro: Distant Thunder, Rolling Toms, Deep Bass, Atmospheric Synth, Sparse Guitar]<br \/>\n[Spoken Vocal]<br \/>\nRain&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>A little rain.<\/p>\n<p>(Then more&#8230;)<\/p>\n<p>Then the sky opens&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>(The door)<\/p>\n<p>[Refrain]<br \/>\nThe reign of rain<br \/>\n(Deluge)<br \/>\nThe pain of reign<br \/>\n(Brain bruise)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\nClouds roll in across the town<br \/>\nGray upon gray, coming down<br \/>\nDrop by drop, the pavement shines<br \/>\nThen the rain crosses the lines<\/p>\n<p>[Pre-Chorus]<br \/>\nRise<br \/>\n(Watch the skies)<\/p>\n<p>[Refrain]<br \/>\nThe reign of rain<br \/>\n(Deluge)<br \/>\nThe pain of reign<br \/>\n(Brain bruise)<\/p>\n<p>Water falling<br \/>\n(Down and down)<br \/>\nWater moving<br \/>\n(Through the ground)<\/p>\n<p>Deluge<br \/>\n(Too much)<br \/>\nRush<br \/>\n(Feel the flush)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<br \/>\nWhen the atmosphere gets loaded<br \/>\nAnd the water vapor&#8217;s exploded<br \/>\nEnergy moves from sea to sky<br \/>\nThen comes back&#8230; feel Mother cry<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental]<br \/>\n[Electric Guitar Solo: Dark Blues-Rock Lead, Rolling Bass, Thunderous Drums, Organ Swells, Rain FX]<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nThe reign<br \/>\n(Of rain)<\/p>\n<p>The pain<br \/>\n(Of reign)<\/p>\n<p>Brain bruise<br \/>\n(Confuse)<\/p>\n<p>What can we do<br \/>\n(What can we choose?)<\/p>\n<p>When the water<br \/>\n(Starts to rise)<br \/>\nLook around<br \/>\n(Open your eyes)<\/p>\n<p>[Breakdown]<br \/>\n[Drums Drop Out: Low Synth Pulse, Rain and Thunder FX, Acoustic Guitar Harmonics]<br \/>\nThat&#8217;s not just rain<br \/>\n(A vein&#8230; of energy)<br \/>\nStrain&#8230; capacity<\/p>\n<p>[Final Refrain]<br \/>\nThe reign of rain<br \/>\n(Deluge)<br \/>\nThe pain of reign<br \/>\n(Brain bruise)<\/p>\n<p>[Final Chorus]<br \/>\nDeluge<br \/>\n(Coming down)<br \/>\nDeluge<br \/>\n(Through the town)<\/p>\n<p>Reign of rain<br \/>\n(Feel the strain)<br \/>\nPain of reign<br \/>\n(Brain drain)<\/p>\n<p>Flow and flush<br \/>\n(Rush and gush)<br \/>\nOverflow<br \/>\n(Where does it go?)<\/p>\n<p>Deluge<br \/>\n(Feel the force)<br \/>\nChanging channels<br \/>\n(Changing course)<\/p>\n<p>[Outro]<br \/>\n[Instrumental Outro: Rolling Drums, Rain FX, Deep Bass, Guitar Feedback, Distant Thunder]<br \/>\nThe reign&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Of rain&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Deluge&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>The pain&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Of reign&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Brain bruise&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>[Thunder Crack]<\/p>\n<p>Deluge.<\/p>\n<p>From the album <strong>&#8220;<a href=\"\/albums\/Rush\/\">Rush<\/a>&#8220;<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Silence] [Instrumental, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano, Organ, Synth] [Intro] [Instrumental Intro: Distant Thunder, Rolling Toms, Deep Bass, Atmospheric Synth, Sparse Guitar] [Spoken Vocal] Rain&#8230; A little rain. 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