{"id":55214,"date":"2026-08-27T14:21:43","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T14:21:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/?p=55214"},"modified":"2026-08-27T14:21:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T14:21:43","slug":"need-a-hand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2026\/08\/27\/need-a-hand\/","title":{"rendered":"Need a Hand"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[Silence]<br \/>\n[Instrumental, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano, Organ, Synth]<\/p>\n<p>[Intro]<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental Intro: Warm Acoustic Guitar, Rolling Bass, Steady Drums, Hammond Organ and Gentle Synth; Gradually Building]<br \/>\n[Spoken Vocal]<\/p>\n<p>Do you need a miracle?<br \/>\nPerhaps more practical<br \/>\n&#8230; is a helping hand.<br \/>\n(I understand)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\nStanding on the edge<br \/>\nTrying to find your way<br \/>\nLooking for a little strength<br \/>\nTo make it through the day<\/p>\n<p>You don&#8217;t have to do it<br \/>\nAll by yourself<br \/>\nJust reaching out<br \/>\nCan be the greatest self-wealth<\/p>\n<p>[Refrain]<br \/>\nI understand&#8230;<br \/>\n(Do you need a hand)<br \/>\nTo strive to thrive<br \/>\n(We&#8217;re both alive!)<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nNeed a hand?<br \/>\n(Need a hand!)<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve got one to give<\/p>\n<p>Need a hand?<br \/>\n(Need a hand!)<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve got one life to live<\/p>\n<p>You help me<br \/>\n(I help you)<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s what living<br \/>\nIs supposed to do<\/p>\n<p>Strive to thrive!<br \/>\n(Strive to thrive!)<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re both alive!<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<br \/>\nA seed needs soil<br \/>\nA tree needs rain<br \/>\nA river needs a pathway<br \/>\nThrough the mountain plain<\/p>\n<p>When one begins to stumble<br \/>\nAnother can stand near<br \/>\nNot to carry all the burden<br \/>\nJust to make the path more clear<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental]<br \/>\n[Electric Guitar Solo: Uplifting Blues-Rock Lead With Hammond Organ, Acoustic Guitar, Bass and Driving Drums]<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nCooperation<br \/>\n(Our futures solution)<\/p>\n<p>A hand can say:<br \/>\n(Come this way)<\/p>\n<p>[Rap Vocal Break]<br \/>\nNeed a hand?<br \/>\n(Reach out!)<\/p>\n<p>Need a hand?<br \/>\n(Reach out!)<\/p>\n<p>No shame<br \/>\nIn asking what life&#8217;s about<\/p>\n<p>Give a hand<br \/>\n(Give a hand!)<\/p>\n<p>Take a hand<br \/>\n(Take a hand!)<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s how we<br \/>\n(Take command!)<\/p>\n<p>Strive!<br \/>\n(Thrive!)<\/p>\n<p>Rise!<br \/>\n(Alive!)<\/p>\n<p>Push a little<br \/>\nHelp someone survive<\/p>\n<p>One small gesture<br \/>\nOne small chance<\/p>\n<p>One helping hand<br \/>\nCan change the circumstance<\/p>\n<p>[Breakdown]<br \/>\n[Music Drops to Piano, Acoustic Guitar and Soft Bass]<\/p>\n<p>I understand&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>[Whispered]<\/p>\n<p>Do you need a hand?<\/p>\n<p>To strive&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>To thrive&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>[Soft Response]<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re both alive.<\/p>\n<p>[Final Refrain]<br \/>\nI understand<br \/>\n(Do you need a hand)<br \/>\nTo strive to thrive<br \/>\n(We&#8217;re both alive!)<\/p>\n<p>[Final Chorus]<br \/>\nNeed a hand?<br \/>\n(Need a hand!)<\/p>\n<p>Reach across the divide<\/p>\n<p>Need a hand?<br \/>\n(Need a hand!)<\/p>\n<p>Stand together side by side<\/p>\n<p>Give a hand!<br \/>\n(Give a hand!)<\/p>\n<p>Take a hand!<br \/>\n(Take a hand!)<\/p>\n<p>Help each other<br \/>\nWhen we can<\/p>\n<p>Strive to thrive!<br \/>\n(Strive to thrive!)<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re both alive!<\/p>\n<p>[Outro]<br \/>\n[Instrumental Outro: Full Band With Warm Guitar, Hammond Organ and Rolling Drums; Gradually Simplifying to Acoustic Guitar]<\/p>\n<p>I understand&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>that you need a hand.<\/p>\n<p>[Spoken, fading]<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re both alive&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Together&#8230; (we will survive!)<br \/>\nTogether&#8230; (arrive 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: Warm Acoustic Guitar, Rolling Bass, Steady Drums, Hammond Organ and Gentle Synth; Gradually Building] [Spoken Vocal] Do you need a miracle? 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(I understand) [Verse 1] Standing on the edge Trying to find your [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-55214","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55214","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55214"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55214\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55216,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55214\/revisions\/55216"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55214"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55214"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}