{"id":55157,"date":"2026-08-22T16:45:47","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T16:45:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/?p=55157"},"modified":"2026-08-22T16:45:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T16:45:47","slug":"robust-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2026\/08\/22\/robust-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Robust"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[Silence]<br \/>\n[Instrumental, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano, Organ, Synth]<\/p>\n<p>[Intro]<br \/>\n[Instrumental Intro: Bright Electric Guitar Riff, Driving Bass, Tight Drums, Hammond Organ and Pulsing Analog Synth]<br \/>\n[Spoken Vocal]<br \/>\nRobust&#8230;<br \/>\n(Thrust}<br \/>\nStrong enough to bend.<br \/>\n(Before the end)<br \/>\nAlive enough to change.<br \/>\n(Rearrange)<br \/>\nNot just surviving&#8230;<br \/>\n(Thriving.)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\nWhen the world gets rough<br \/>\nCan you stand your ground?<br \/>\nWhen the noise gets loud<br \/>\nCan you hear the sound?<\/p>\n<p>[Refrain]<br \/>\nWhen just is just<br \/>\n(Robust)<br \/>\nRife with life<br \/>\n(Less stress)<\/p>\n<p>Alive!<br \/>\n(Thrive)<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nRobust!<br \/>\n(Robust!)<br \/>\nStrong enough<br \/>\nTo carry on<\/p>\n<p>Robust!<br \/>\n(Robust!)<br \/>\nFind the strength<br \/>\nTo right the wrong<\/p>\n<p>Less tears<br \/>\n(Less fears)<br \/>\nMore thrive<br \/>\n(Alive)<br \/>\nAlive!<br \/>\n(Alive!)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<br \/>\nA healthy system<br \/>\nHas some room<br \/>\nFor change to happen<br \/>\nBefore the boom<\/p>\n<p>Diversity<br \/>\n(Is strength)<br \/>\nResilience<br \/>\n(Goes the length)<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental]<br \/>\n[Electric Guitar Solo: Clean Blues-Rock Lead With Hammond Organ, Synth Arpeggios, Driving Bass and Live Drums]<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nRobust isn&#8217;t perfect<br \/>\n(Perfect takes fakes)<\/p>\n<p>Robust will bend<br \/>\n(&#8230; and rise again)<\/p>\n<p>[Rap Vocal Break]<br \/>\nStrong doesn&#8217;t mean<br \/>\nYou never fall<\/p>\n<p>Strong means<br \/>\nYou answer the call<\/p>\n<p>Adapt<br \/>\n(Adjust)<br \/>\nRespond<br \/>\n(Rebuild)<\/p>\n<p>Find the weakness<br \/>\nChange the field<\/p>\n<p>Less waste<br \/>\n(More room)<br \/>\nLess pressure<br \/>\n(Let it bloom)<\/p>\n<p>For the planet<br \/>\nFor the woman<br \/>\nFor the man<br \/>\n(Yes we can!)<\/p>\n<p>[Breakdown]<br \/>\n[Music Drops to Acoustic Guitar, Bass and Soft Piano]<br \/>\nWhen justice is&#8230; just&#8230;<br \/>\nThat&#8217;s robust.<\/p>\n<p>Rife with life&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Less stress.<\/p>\n<p>[Whispered]<br \/>\nAlive&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Thrive.<\/p>\n<p>[Final Refrain]<br \/>\nWhen just is just<br \/>\n(Robust)<br \/>\nRife with life<br \/>\n(Less stress)<\/p>\n<p>Alive!<br \/>\n(Thrive)<\/p>\n<p>[Final Chorus]<br \/>\nRobust!<br \/>\n(Robust!)<br \/>\nStrong enough<br \/>\nTo carry on<\/p>\n<p>Robust!<br \/>\n(Robust!)<br \/>\nNot afraid<br \/>\nTo change along<br \/>\n(Sing the song:)<br \/>\nLess stress!<br \/>\n(More life!)<br \/>\nMore room!<br \/>\n(Thrive!)<\/p>\n<p>Alive!<br \/>\n(Alive!)<br \/>\nWe&#8217;re alive!<\/p>\n<p>[Outro]<br \/>\n[Instrumental Outro: Full Band, Layered Synths, Hammond Organ, Electric Guitar and Big Drums; Gradually Stripping Back to Acoustic Guitar]<br \/>\nWhen just is just<br \/>\n(Robust)<br \/>\nRife with life<br \/>\n(Less stress)<\/p>\n<p>Alive!<br \/>\n(Thrive)<\/p>\n<p>[Spoken, fading]<\/p>\n<p>Rife with life.<\/p>\n<p>Arrive&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>(Alive.)<\/p>\n<p>From the album <strong>&#8220;<a href=\"\/albums\/Robust\/\">Robust<\/a>&#8220;<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Silence] [Instrumental, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano, Organ, Synth] [Intro] [Instrumental Intro: Bright Electric Guitar Riff, Driving Bass, Tight Drums, Hammond Organ and Pulsing Analog Synth] [Spoken Vocal] Robust&#8230; (Thrust} Strong enough to bend. 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