{"id":55050,"date":"2026-08-12T13:46:32","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T13:46:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/?p=55050"},"modified":"2026-08-12T13:46:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T13:46:32","slug":"between-the-eyes-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2026\/08\/12\/between-the-eyes-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Between the Eyes"},"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: Sharp Guitar Riff, Punchy Bass, Tight Drums, Sudden Synth Hits]<br \/>\n[Spoken Vocal]<br \/>\nDidn&#8217;t see it coming&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Didn&#8217;t have time to think&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>(There goes the slack&#8230;)<br \/>\nWhack!<br \/>\n(Surprise!)<br \/>\nRight between the eyes.<\/p>\n<p>[Refrain]<br \/>\nWhack!<br \/>\n(Right between the eyes)<br \/>\nSurprise&#8230;<br \/>\n(Can&#8217;t take it back)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\nSaw it coming? Not a chance<br \/>\nCaught me in a sideways glance<br \/>\nOne second everything was fine<br \/>\nNext second crossed a line<\/p>\n<p>No warning and no disguise<br \/>\nTruth can hit between the eyes<br \/>\nSometimes what you don&#8217;t expect<br \/>\nIs exactly what you get<\/p>\n<p>[Pre-Chorus]<br \/>\nLook!<br \/>\n(Look out!)<br \/>\nWait!<br \/>\n(Too late!)<\/p>\n<p>Hit!<br \/>\n(Right there!)<br \/>\nTruth!<br \/>\n(Everywhere!)<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nWhack!<br \/>\n(Right between the eyes)<br \/>\nSurprise!<br \/>\n(Can&#8217;t take it back)<\/p>\n<p>Wake up!<br \/>\n(Realize)<br \/>\nOpen up!<br \/>\n(Recognize)<\/p>\n<p>[Refrain]<br \/>\nWhack!<br \/>\n(Right between the eyes)<br \/>\nSurprise&#8230;<br \/>\n(Can&#8217;t take it back)<\/p>\n<p>(There goes the slack&#8230;)<br \/>\nWhack!<br \/>\n(Surprise!)<br \/>\nRight between the eyes.<\/p>\n<p>Right between<br \/>\n(The eyes)<br \/>\nNo place to hide<br \/>\n(No alibis)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<br \/>\nMaybe it was there all along<br \/>\nHidden underneath the song<br \/>\nMaybe we just looked away<br \/>\nHoping it would change someday<\/p>\n<p>Then reality arrives<br \/>\nCuts right through the alibis<br \/>\nNo rewind and no reset<br \/>\nOnce you know, you can&#8217;t forget<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental]<br \/>\n[Electric Guitar Solo: Aggressive Blues-Rock Lead, Staccato Guitar Chops, Driving Bass, Hard-Hitting Drums]<br \/>\n[Bridge]<br \/>\nSurprise!<br \/>\n(Surprise!)<\/p>\n<p>Whack!<br \/>\n(There it is!)<\/p>\n<p>Right!<br \/>\n(Between!)<\/p>\n<p>The!<br \/>\n(Eyes!)<\/p>\n<p>Can&#8217;t take it back<br \/>\n(No!)<br \/>\nCan&#8217;t turn away<br \/>\n(No!)<\/p>\n<p>Once you see it<br \/>\n(You know)<br \/>\nOnce you know it<br \/>\n(It&#8217;ll show)<\/p>\n<p>[Breakdown]<br \/>\n[Drums Drop Out: Deep Bass, Distorted Guitar Harmonics, Pulsing Synth]<br \/>\nLook&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Look closely&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes the hardest thing to see&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Is what&#8217;s right in front of you&#8230; and me.<\/p>\n<p>[Refrain]<br \/>\nWhack!<br \/>\n(Right between the eyes)<br \/>\nSurprise&#8230;<br \/>\n(Can&#8217;t take it back)<\/p>\n<p>(There goes the slack&#8230;)<br \/>\nWhack!<br \/>\n(Surprise!)<br \/>\nRight between the eyes.<\/p>\n<p>Right between<br \/>\n(The eyes)<br \/>\nNo place to hide<br \/>\n(No alibis)<\/p>\n<p>[Outro]<br \/>\n[Instrumental Outro: Repeating Guitar Riff, Punchy Bass, Drums, Glitching Synth, Sudden Stop]<br \/>\nWhack!<\/p>\n<p>Right between&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>The eyes.<\/p>\n<p>[Spoken]<\/p>\n<p>Surprise.<\/p>\n<p>Can&#8217;t take it back.<\/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: Sharp Guitar Riff, Punchy Bass, Tight Drums, Sudden Synth Hits] [Spoken Vocal] Didn&#8217;t see it coming&#8230; Didn&#8217;t have time to think&#8230; (There goes the slack&#8230;) Whack! 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