{"id":55254,"date":"2026-08-30T14:14:43","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T14:14:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/?p=55254"},"modified":"2026-08-30T14:14:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T14:14:43","slug":"wet-cement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2026\/08\/30\/wet-cement\/","title":{"rendered":"Wet Cement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[Silence]<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental, Electric Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano, Hammond Organ, Synth]<\/p>\n<p>[Intro]<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental Intro: Deep Distorted Guitar, Heavy Bass Pulse, Slow Crushing Drums, Hammond Organ and Low Synth; Gradually Building Like a Mass Beginning to Move]<br \/>\n[Spoken Vocal]<\/p>\n<p>You think it&#8217;s solid?<\/p>\n<p>Wait.<br \/>\n(I care to debate)<\/p>\n<p>Add water.<\/p>\n<p>Add pressure.<br \/>\n(New future)<br \/>\nThe  motion&#8230;<br \/>\n(Gives ya the notion)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\nStanding there<br \/>\nIt looked so still<br \/>\nFrozen there unaware<br \/>\nWaiting for the thrill<\/p>\n<p>[Pre-Chorus]<br \/>\nBreak it!<br \/>\n(Break it!)<\/p>\n<p>Shake it!<br \/>\n(Shake it!)<\/p>\n<p>Add a little water<br \/>\nAnd accelerate it!<\/p>\n<p>[Refrain]<br \/>\nHit me like a ton<br \/>\n(Of wet cement)<br \/>\nShe wasn&#8217;t done&#8230;<br \/>\n(Is what&#8217;s meant)<\/p>\n<p>She kept flowing<br \/>\n(&#8230; kept going)<br \/>\nNot too discrete&#8230;<br \/>\n(Raging like wet concrete)<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nWet cement!<br \/>\n(Wet cement!)<\/p>\n<p>Rolling down the mountain<\/p>\n<p>Wet cement!<br \/>\n(Wet cement!)<\/p>\n<p>Like a raging fountain<\/p>\n<p>Solid pieces<br \/>\nIn a fluid dance<\/p>\n<p>Pressure gives them<br \/>\nA second chance<br \/>\n(Wet concrete)<br \/>\nNothing stays discrete!<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<br \/>\nWater doesn&#8217;t have to push<br \/>\nThe mountain from above<br \/>\n&#8230; all it has to do<br \/>\nSubstitute for a shove<br \/>\n[Instrumental]<br \/>\n[Heavy Progressive-Rock Groove: Distorted Guitar Riff, Tremolo Bass, Floor Toms, Hammond Organ and Metallic Percussion; Rhythm Becomes Increasingly Fluid and Syncopated]<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 3]<br \/>\nShe wasn&#8217;t done<br \/>\nWhen she hit the floor<br \/>\nShe gathered more<br \/>\nThen she had before<\/p>\n<p>Entrainment!<br \/>\n(Entertainment!)<br \/>\nNot too discrete<br \/>\n(Not too discrete!)<\/p>\n<p>Pieces lose<br \/>\nTheir separate beat<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nWet cement&#8230;<br \/>\n(Hellbent)<br \/>\nSaturated<br \/>\n(Underated)<br \/>\nPressurized<br \/>\n(Pulverized)<\/p>\n<p>[Rap Vocal Break]<br \/>\nHit!<br \/>\n(Hit!)<\/p>\n<p>Like a ton!<br \/>\n(And then some)<\/p>\n<p>Down!<br \/>\n(Smiles frown)<\/p>\n<p>And she&#8217;s not done<\/p>\n<p>More!<br \/>\n(More!)<\/p>\n<p>Coming in<br \/>\n(Like never before)<\/p>\n<p>Rock and roll<br \/>\n(Took their toll)<\/p>\n<p>Break apart<br \/>\n(Stops the heart)<\/p>\n<p>Come together<br \/>\n(Weather the whether)<\/p>\n<p>[Breakdown]<br \/>\n[Music Drops to Deep Bass, Sparse Guitar Harmonics and Water-Like Synth Pulses]<\/p>\n<p>Hit me&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>[Whispered]<\/p>\n<p>Like a ton&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Of wet cement.<\/p>\n<p>[Pause]<\/p>\n<p>She wasn&#8217;t done.<\/p>\n<p>[Low Response]<\/p>\n<p>No, no deterrent<\/p>\n<p>[Drums Slowly Enter]<\/p>\n<p>She kept flowing&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>[Response]<\/p>\n<p>Kept going&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>[Full Band]<\/p>\n<p>RAGING LIKE WET CONCRETE!<br \/>\n(Better wear a helmet)<\/p>\n<p>[Final Refrain]<br \/>\nHit me like a ton<br \/>\n(Of wet cement)<br \/>\nShe wasn&#8217;t done&#8230;<br \/>\n(Is what&#8217;s meant)<\/p>\n<p>She kept flowing<br \/>\n(&#8230; kept going)<br \/>\nNot too discrete&#8230;<br \/>\n(Raging like wet concrete)<\/p>\n<p>[Final Chorus]<br \/>\nWet cement!<br \/>\n(Put a dent!)<\/p>\n<p>Flowing through the valley<br \/>\n(Rollin&#8217; up the scenery)<\/p>\n<p>Wet cement!<br \/>\n(Hellbent!)<\/p>\n<p>Nothing&#8217;s gonna stop it<\/p>\n<p>Pressure!<br \/>\n(That&#8217;s for sure)<br \/>\n&#8230; what can endure<\/p>\n<p>Entrainment!<br \/>\n(Entertainment!)<\/p>\n<p>Pull the whole thing into one!<br \/>\n(Till the whole things&#8230; undone)<\/p>\n<p>Wet cement!<br \/>\n(Wet cement!)<\/p>\n<p>Raging like wet concrete!<br \/>\n(Landscape&#8217;s in defeat) <\/p>\n<p>[Climactic Instrumental]<br \/>\n[Extended Guitar Solo: Crushing Progressive-Rock Lead With Hammond Organ, Deep Bass and Massive Drums; Rhythmic Layers Accelerate and Then Suddenly Stop]<\/p>\n<p>[Spoken Over Final Riff]<br \/>\n&#8230; what started as a mountain&#8230;<br \/>\n(No longer is certain)<\/p>\n<p>[Final Hit]<\/p>\n<p>WET CEMENT!<br \/>\n(Left a dent)<\/p>\n<p>[Outro]<br \/>\n[Instrumental Outro: Low Guitar Feedback, Distant Thunderous Drums, Bass Pulse and Fading Water Texture]<\/p>\n<p>Still?<\/p>\n<p>[Pause]<\/p>\n<p>&#8230; until<br \/>\n(Ill)<\/p>\n<p>From the album <strong>&#8220;<a href=\"\/albums\/Fluidization\/\">Fluidization<\/a>&#8220;<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Silence] [Instrumental, Electric Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano, Hammond Organ, Synth] [Intro] [Instrumental Intro: Deep Distorted Guitar, Heavy Bass Pulse, Slow Crushing Drums, Hammond Organ and Low Synth; Gradually Building Like a Mass Beginning to Move] [Spoken Vocal] You think it&#8217;s solid? Wait. (I care to debate) Add water. Add pressure. 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