{"id":55078,"date":"2026-08-14T13:53:50","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T13:53:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/?p=55078"},"modified":"2026-08-14T13:53:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T13:53:50","slug":"dantes-inferno","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2026\/08\/14\/dantes-inferno\/","title":{"rendered":"Dante&#8217;s Inferno"},"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: Dark Acoustic Guitar, Low Organ Drone, Rolling Tom Drums, Distant Choir, Distorted Bass]<br \/>\n[Spoken Vocal]<br \/>\nYou know&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>You know you know&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Down we go.<\/p>\n<p>[Refrain]<br \/>\nYou know<br \/>\n(You know you know)<br \/>\nDante&#8217;s Inferno<br \/>\n(Down we go)<br \/>\nYou know<br \/>\n(You know you know)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\nThrough the gate and down the stairs<br \/>\nSmoke is rising, heat is there<br \/>\nCircle follows circle down<br \/>\nDeeper underneath the ground<\/p>\n<p>Ancient warnings carved in stone<br \/>\nChoices made and consequences known<br \/>\nBut this Inferno isn&#8217;t past<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s a world we&#8217;re making fast<\/p>\n<p>[Pre-Chorus]<br \/>\nDown!<br \/>\n(Down we go)<br \/>\nRound!<br \/>\n(Round and round)<\/p>\n<p>See!<br \/>\n(What we know)<br \/>\nFeel!<br \/>\n(The ground)<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nYou know<br \/>\n(You know you know)<br \/>\nDante&#8217;s Inferno<br \/>\n(Here we go)<\/p>\n<p>You know<br \/>\n(You know you know)<br \/>\nWhere the road goes<br \/>\n(Down below)<\/p>\n<p>Not a myth<br \/>\n(Not a tale)<br \/>\nNot a dream<br \/>\n(Not a veil)<\/p>\n<p>Look around<br \/>\n(See the signs)<br \/>\nInferno<br \/>\n(Through our times)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<br \/>\nCircle one is burning heat<br \/>\nCircle two has flooded streets<br \/>\nCircle three has fields gone dry<br \/>\nCircle four asks who can buy<\/p>\n<p>Circle five has waters rise<br \/>\nCircle six has choking skies<br \/>\nCircle seven burns the land<br \/>\nCircle eight is built by hand<\/p>\n<p>Circle nine?<br \/>\n(What&#8217;s below?)<br \/>\nA frozen world<br \/>\n(Where did we go?)<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental]<br \/>\n[Electric Guitar Solo: Dark Progressive Blues-Rock, Distorted Guitar, Heavy Bass, Tom-Driven Drums, Organ Swells]<br \/>\n[Bridge]<br \/>\nKnow!<br \/>\n(You know!)<\/p>\n<p>See!<br \/>\n(You see!)<\/p>\n<p>Choose!<br \/>\n(You choose!)<\/p>\n<p>Change!<br \/>\n(The rules!)<\/p>\n<p>Hell isn&#8217;t waiting<br \/>\n(Well&#8230; it&#8217;s here)<br \/>\nFear isn&#8217;t useful<br \/>\n(See it clear)<\/p>\n<p>The future isn&#8217;t written<br \/>\n(Not yet)<br \/>\nBut the clock keeps moving<br \/>\n(Don&#8217;t forget)<\/p>\n<p>[Breakdown]<br \/>\n[Music Drops to Acoustic Guitar, Low Drone, Footsteps, Distant Wind]<br \/>\nOne circle&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Then another&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>A little hotter&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>A little harder&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>A little closer&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Down.<\/p>\n<p>[Rap Vocal Break]<br \/>\nKnow what you know<br \/>\nAnd don&#8217;t look away<br \/>\nCount the cost<br \/>\nOf the choices you make<\/p>\n<p>Heat in the city<br \/>\nSmoke in the sky<br \/>\nWater at the doorstep<br \/>\nAsk yourself why<\/p>\n<p>Burn it<br \/>\n(Buy it)<br \/>\nBuild it<br \/>\n(Use it)<\/p>\n<p>Then wonder<br \/>\n(Why?)<br \/>\nWhen the limits<br \/>\n(Go by)<\/p>\n<p>Round and round<br \/>\nThe circles expand<br \/>\nA human-made Inferno<br \/>\nBuilt by human hands<br \/>\n(Understand?!?!?)<\/p>\n<p>[Final Refrain]<br \/>\nYou know<br \/>\n(You know you know)<br \/>\nDante&#8217;s Inferno<br \/>\n(Here we go)<br \/>\nYou know<br \/>\n(You know you know)<\/p>\n<p>[Final Chorus]<br \/>\nYou know<br \/>\n(You know you know)<br \/>\nDante&#8217;s Inferno<br \/>\n(Down we go)<\/p>\n<p>Not someplace<br \/>\n(Far away)<br \/>\nNot another<br \/>\n(Ancient day)<\/p>\n<p>Look around<br \/>\n(See the signs)<br \/>\nThe Inferno<br \/>\n(Changes lives)<\/p>\n<p>You know<br \/>\n(You know you know)<br \/>\nWhat happens next<br \/>\n(Is up to you)<br \/>\n&#8230; and you and you&#8230;<br \/>\n(And, you, too)<\/p>\n<p>[Outro]<br \/>\n[Instrumental Outro: Acoustic Guitar Arpeggios, Dark Organ, Distant Choir, Slow Bass Pulse]<br \/>\nYou know&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>You know you know&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Here we go&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Down?<\/p>\n<p>Or turn around?<\/p>\n<p>[Long Pause]<\/p>\n<p>You know.<\/p>\n<p>From the album <strong>&#8220;<a href=\"\/albums\/Demand-Destruction\/\">Demand Destruction<\/a>&#8220;<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Silence] [Instrumental, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano, Organ, Synth] [Intro] [Instrumental Intro: Dark Acoustic Guitar, Low Organ Drone, Rolling Tom Drums, Distant Choir, Distorted Bass] [Spoken Vocal] You know&#8230; You know you know&#8230; Down we go. 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