{"id":55529,"date":"2026-09-17T13:45:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T13:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/?p=55529"},"modified":"2026-09-17T13:45:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T13:45:10","slug":"just-instance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2026\/09\/17\/just-instance\/","title":{"rendered":"Just Instance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[Silence]<br \/>\n[Instrumental Intro: Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Warm Organ, Deep Sub-Bass, Electric Guitar Swells, Drums, Percussion]<\/p>\n<p>[Intro]<br \/>\nJust a moment&#8230;<br \/>\n(Just a minute)<br \/>\nJust a circumstance&#8230;<br \/>\n(What\u2019s in it?)<\/p>\n<p>Look around&#8230;<br \/>\n(Up and down)<\/p>\n<p>Has the right left&#8230;?<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\nStanding in a circumstance<br \/>\nWondering where we stand<br \/>\nAnother moment changes<br \/>\nAn obsolete plan<\/p>\n<p>[Pre-Chorus]<br \/>\nStep into the light&#8230;<br \/>\n(Through)<br \/>\nStep out of the shadow&#8230;<br \/>\n(Do)<\/p>\n<p>[Refrain]<br \/>\nThis circumstance<br \/>\n(Is a &#8220;just in stance&#8221;)<br \/>\nWith the light shining<br \/>\n(Through)<br \/>\nThrough and through<br \/>\n(Shining, shining)<\/p>\n<p>Our circumstance<br \/>\n(Adjust to instance)<br \/>\nOut of the shadow<br \/>\n(Through to tomorrow)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<br \/>\nThe instant leaves a footprint<br \/>\nThe footprint marks a way<br \/>\nThe way became a journey<br \/>\nDrifting farther away<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nJustice stance!<br \/>\n(Just instance!)<br \/>\nTake your stance!<\/p>\n<p>Circumstance<br \/>\n(Isn&#8217;t chance!)<\/p>\n<p>Move to what&#8217;s bright<br \/>\n(Take into view)<br \/>\nThen the light might<br \/>\n(Shine through and through)<\/p>\n<p>Just instance!<br \/>\n(Just in stance!)<br \/>\nTomorrow&#8217;s waiting<br \/>\n(For you!)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nAdjust!<br \/>\n(Adjust!)<br \/>\nYour stance&#8230;<br \/>\n(To circumstance!)<\/p>\n<p>Instance!<br \/>\n(Instance!)<br \/>\nIn stance&#8230;<br \/>\n(Weigh chance)<\/p>\n<p>Light!<br \/>\n(Shining!)<br \/>\nThrough!<br \/>\n(And through!)<\/p>\n<p>Tomorrow&#8230;<br \/>\n(Coming to you!)<\/p>\n<p>[Break]<br \/>\nJust&#8230;<br \/>\n(Just!)<br \/>\nIn&#8230;<br \/>\n(In!)<br \/>\nStance!<br \/>\n(Stance!)<\/p>\n<p>Just instance!<br \/>\n(Just instance!)<\/p>\n<p>By any chance&#8230;<br \/>\n(Is it circumstance?)<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental: Dreamy Blues Groove \u2014 Electric Guitar, Organ, Saxophone, Bass, Drums]<\/p>\n<p>[Final Chorus]<br \/>\nWhen the light comes shining<br \/>\n(Through)<br \/>\nLet it shine<br \/>\n(Through and through!)<\/p>\n<p>Out of the shadow<br \/>\n(Into a knew view)<br \/>\nThrough to tomorrow<br \/>\n(Coming due!)<\/p>\n<p>[Final Refrain]<br \/>\nThis circumstance<br \/>\n(Is a &#8220;just in stance&#8221;)<br \/>\nWith the light shining<br \/>\n(Through)<br \/>\nThrough and through<br \/>\n(Shining, shining)<\/p>\n<p>Our circumstance<br \/>\n(Adjust to instance)<br \/>\nOut of the shadow<br \/>\n(Through to tomorrow)<\/p>\n<p>Just instance!<br \/>\n(Just instance!)<br \/>\nAdjust your stance!<br \/>\n(Adjust your stance!)<\/p>\n<p>[Outro]<br \/>\nOne instance&#8230;<br \/>\n(Becomes circumstance)<\/p>\n<p>One stance&#8230;<br \/>\n(Can make a chance)<\/p>\n<p>Light shining&#8230;<br \/>\n(Through and through)<\/p>\n<p>Tomorrow&#8230;<br \/>\n(Coming to you, too)<\/p>\n<p>Just instance&#8230;<br \/>\n(Justice in stance)<\/p>\n<p>[Silence]<\/p>\n<p>From the album <strong>&#8220;<a href=\"\/albums\/Full-Blown\/\">Full Blown<\/a>&#8220;<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Silence] [Instrumental Intro: Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Warm Organ, Deep Sub-Bass, Electric Guitar Swells, Drums, Percussion] [Intro] Just a moment&#8230; (Just a minute) Just a circumstance&#8230; (What\u2019s in it?) 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