{"id":55115,"date":"2026-08-17T13:00:57","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T13:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/?p=55115"},"modified":"2026-08-17T13:02:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T13:02:00","slug":"the-damned-demand-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2026\/08\/17\/the-damned-demand-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The Damned Demand"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[Silence]<br \/>\n[Instrumental, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano, Organ, Synth]<\/p>\n<p>[Intro]<br \/>\n[Instrumental Intro: Dark Garage-Rock Guitar Riff, Heavy Bass, Stomping Drums, Distorted Organ, Analog Synth Pulses]<br \/>\n[Spoken Vocal]<br \/>\nDemand&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>It doesn&#8217;t just happen.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s learned.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s fed.<br \/>\n(By where it&#8217;s led)<br \/>\nWhen&#8230; then&#8230;<br \/>\nIt feeds itself<br \/>\n(Off your wealth)<\/p>\n<p>[Refrain]<br \/>\nThe damned demand<br \/>\n(Destroy! Destroy!)<br \/>\nEmploy command<br \/>\n(Over how you enjoy)<\/p>\n<p>Get on the habitat habit<br \/>\n(Try it for a bit)<br \/>\n&#8230; a habit you won&#8217;t quit<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\nWant it now<br \/>\nNeed it fast<br \/>\nBuy the future<br \/>\nSpend the past<\/p>\n<p>Bigger house<br \/>\nBigger ride<br \/>\nSomething missing<br \/>\nDeep inside<\/p>\n<p>Fill the cart<br \/>\nFill the tank<br \/>\nNever stop to question why<\/p>\n<p>More becomes<br \/>\nThe measure<br \/>\nMore becomes<br \/>\nThe alibi<\/p>\n<p>[Pre-Chorus]<br \/>\nDemand!<br \/>\n(Demand!)<br \/>\nCommands!<br \/>\n(Commands!)<\/p>\n<p>Supply!<br \/>\n(Supply!)<br \/>\nComplies!<br \/>\n(Complies!)<\/p>\n<p>Round and round<br \/>\n(The system turns)<br \/>\nFeed the fire<br \/>\n(Watch it burn)<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nThe damned demand<br \/>\n(Destroy! Destroy!)<br \/>\nKeeps taking land<br \/>\n(Employ! Employ!)<\/p>\n<p>Extraction<br \/>\n(Production)<br \/>\nConsumption<br \/>\n(Destruction)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<br \/>\nThe market hears<br \/>\nThe money moves<br \/>\nChoices make<br \/>\nThe system choose<\/p>\n<p>Buy a little<br \/>\nBuy a lot<br \/>\nEvery dollar<br \/>\nFinds a spot<\/p>\n<p>[Refrain]<br \/>\nThe damned demand<br \/>\n(Destroy! Destroy!)<br \/>\nEmploy command<br \/>\n(Over how you enjoy)<\/p>\n<p>Get on the habitat habit<br \/>\n(Try it for a bit)<br \/>\n&#8230; a habit you won&#8217;t quit<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental]<br \/>\n[Electric Guitar Solo: Aggressive Blues-Rock Lead, Fuzz Guitar, Driving Bass, Heavy Drums, Organ Swells]<br \/>\n[Bridge]<br \/>\nDestroy!<br \/>\n(Destroy!)<\/p>\n<p>Not the planet!<\/p>\n<p>Destroy!<br \/>\n(Destroy!)<\/p>\n<p>The demand!<\/p>\n<p>[Rap Vocal Break]<br \/>\nDon&#8217;t be useless<br \/>\n(Use less)<br \/>\nUseless<br \/>\n(&#8230; or use less)<\/p>\n<p>[Breakdown]<br \/>\n[Music Drops to Bass, Sparse Acoustic Guitar, Distant Industrial Percussion]<br \/>\nThe damned demand&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Isn&#8217;t damned by fate.<br \/>\n(Built on greed and hate)<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s damned by habit<br \/>\n(For the habitat)<\/p>\n<p>[Whispered Vocals]<br \/>\nTry it&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>For a bit&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>(Learn to quit)<\/p>\n<p>[Final Refrain]<br \/>\nThe damned demand<br \/>\n(Destroy! Destroy!)<br \/>\nEmploy command<br \/>\n(Over how you enjoy)<\/p>\n<p>Get on the habitat habit<br \/>\n(Try it for a bit)<br \/>\n&#8230; a habit you won&#8217;t quit<\/p>\n<p>[Final Chorus]<br \/>\nThe damned demand<br \/>\n(Destroy! Destroy!)<br \/>\nDoesn&#8217;t have to command<br \/>\n(You decide! You decide!)<\/p>\n<p>[Outro]<br \/>\n[Instrumental Outro: Driving Bass, Distorted Guitar, Stomping Drums, Organ, Glitch Synth; Gradually Breaks Into Acoustic Guitar]<\/p>\n<p>Demand&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Destruction&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Habitat&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Habit&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>[Spoken, fading]<\/p>\n<p>(Destroy the damned demand&#8230;)<\/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 Garage-Rock Guitar Riff, Heavy Bass, Stomping Drums, Distorted Organ, Analog Synth Pulses] [Spoken Vocal] Demand&#8230; It doesn&#8217;t just happen. It&#8217;s learned. It&#8217;s fed. (By where it&#8217;s led) When&#8230; then&#8230; It feeds itself (Off your wealth) [Refrain] The damned demand (Destroy! 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