{"id":56699,"date":"2026-11-10T14:47:24","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T14:47:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/?p=56699"},"modified":"2026-11-10T14:47:24","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T14:47:24","slug":"sweet-karma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2026\/11\/10\/sweet-karma\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweet Karma"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You had your chance&#8230;<br \/>\n(You had your say!)<br \/>\nYou pushed your luck&#8230;<br \/>\n(Along the way!)<\/p>\n<p>What goes around&#8230;<br \/>\n(Comes back around!)<br \/>\nAnd now that sound&#8230;<br \/>\n(Is knockin&#8217; down!)<\/p>\n<p>Knock, knock!<br \/>\n(Who&#8217;s there?)<br \/>\nKarma!<br \/>\n(You better beware!)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\nYou played the game, you bent the rules<br \/>\nYou thought the rest of us were fools<br \/>\nYou talked so big, you laughed so loud<br \/>\nYou built your throne above the crowd<\/p>\n<p>You threw the stones, you hid your hand<br \/>\nYou thought you&#8217;d always have command<br \/>\nBut every action leaves a trace<br \/>\nAnd consequences know your place<\/p>\n<p>[Pre-Chorus]<br \/>\nYou had your fun<br \/>\n(At everyone!)<br \/>\nYou had your day<br \/>\n(But not your way!)<\/p>\n<p>You made your bed<br \/>\n(You made your mess!)<br \/>\nNow take a look<br \/>\n(At the consequences!)<\/p>\n<p>[Refrain]<br \/>\nKarma came knockin&#8217;<br \/>\n(Upon your door)<br \/>\nShould&#8217;ve stopped the mockin&#8217;<br \/>\n(Now you can&#8217;t ignore)<\/p>\n<p>Karma!<br \/>\n(Can&#8217;t cry for mama)<br \/>\nKarma!<br \/>\n(Takin&#8217; ya down came to town)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<br \/>\nYou spread the lies, you played pretend<br \/>\nYou burned the bridges, broke the bend<br \/>\nYou thought the truth would disappear<br \/>\nBut it&#8217;s been waiting all these years<\/p>\n<p>The rules you made for everyone<br \/>\nNow turn around when your time has come<br \/>\nYou can&#8217;t demand a different deal<br \/>\nWhen consequences become real<\/p>\n<p>[Pre-Chorus]<br \/>\nYou had your fun<br \/>\n(At everyone!)<br \/>\nYou had your say<br \/>\n(But now it&#8217;s payback day!)<\/p>\n<p>You made your bed<br \/>\n(You made your mess!)<br \/>\nNow take a look<br \/>\n(At the consequences!)<\/p>\n<p>[Refrain]<br \/>\nKarma came knockin&#8217;<br \/>\n(Upon your door)<br \/>\nShould&#8217;ve stopped the mockin&#8217;<br \/>\n(Now you can&#8217;t ignore)<\/p>\n<p>Karma!<br \/>\n(Can&#8217;t cry for mama)<br \/>\nKarma!<br \/>\n(Takin&#8217; ya down came to town)<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t call it luck&#8230;<br \/>\n(When the tables turn!)<br \/>\nDon&#8217;t call it hate&#8230;<br \/>\n(When the lessons burn!)<\/p>\n<p>You can&#8217;t keep takin&#8217;<br \/>\n(Without givin&#8217; back!)<br \/>\nYou can&#8217;t keep breakin&#8217;<br \/>\n(Without feeling the crack!)<\/p>\n<p>No magic wand&#8230;<br \/>\n(No get-out-of-jail!)<br \/>\nNo special pass&#8230;<br \/>\n(No immunity sale!)<\/p>\n<p>What goes around&#8230;<br \/>\n(Comes around!)<br \/>\nThe higher you climb&#8230;<br \/>\n(The harder you sound!)<\/p>\n<p>Knock, knock!<br \/>\n(Who&#8217;s there?)<br \/>\nKarma!<br \/>\n(Coming through!)<\/p>\n<p>Knock, knock!<br \/>\n(Who&#8217;s there?)<br \/>\nKarma!<br \/>\n(It&#8217;s coming for you!)<\/p>\n<p>[Final Refrain]<br \/>\nKarma came knockin&#8217;<br \/>\n(Upon your door)<br \/>\nShould&#8217;ve stopped the mockin&#8217;<br \/>\n(Now you can&#8217;t ignore)<\/p>\n<p>Karma!<br \/>\n(Can&#8217;t cry for mama)<br \/>\nKarma!<br \/>\n(Takin&#8217; ya down came to town)<\/p>\n<p>Karma came knockin&#8217;<br \/>\n(You heard the sound!)<br \/>\nKarma!<br \/>\n(When the tables turned around!)<\/p>\n<p>Karma!<br \/>\n(No more drama!)<br \/>\nKarma!<br \/>\n(There ain&#8217;t no one to save ya!)<\/p>\n<p>[Outro]<br \/>\nWhat goes around?<br \/>\n(Comes around!)<br \/>\nWho&#8217;s at the door?<br \/>\n(Karma once more!)<\/p>\n<p>Can you run?<br \/>\n(Not this time!)<br \/>\nCan you hide?<br \/>\n(Out of line!)<\/p>\n<p>Karma!<br \/>\n(Can&#8217;t cry for mama!)<br \/>\nKarma!<br \/>\n(Takin&#8217; ya down came to town!)<\/p>\n<p>Sweet karma&#8230;<br \/>\n(Oh, what a feeling!)<br \/>\nSweet karma&#8230;<br \/>\n(That&#8217;s the way it&#8217;s dealing!)<\/p>\n<p>Knock, knock&#8230;<br \/>\n(Karma!)<\/p>\n<p>From the album <strong>&#8220;<a href=\"\/albums\/Vista\/\">Vista<\/a>&#8220;<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You had your chance&#8230; (You had your say!) You pushed your luck&#8230; (Along the way!) What goes around&#8230; (Comes back around!) And now that sound&#8230; (Is knockin&#8217; down!) Knock, knock! (Who&#8217;s there?) Karma! (You better beware!) 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