{"id":48605,"date":"2025-11-27T13:43:02","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T13:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idea.membrane.com\/songwriter\/?p=48605"},"modified":"2025-11-27T14:32:47","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T14:32:47","slug":"face-down-in-the-dirt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2025\/11\/27\/face-down-in-the-dirt\/","title":{"rendered":"Face Down in the Dirt"},"content":{"rendered":"

Face-Down-in-the-Dirt.mp3<\/a>
\nFace-Down-in-the-Dirt.mp4<\/a>
\nFace-Down-in-the-Dirt-Unplugged-Underground-XXVII.mp3<\/a>
\nFace-Down-in-the-Dirt-Unplugged-Underground-XXVII.mp4<\/a>
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[Intro]
\nHey! Mother Nature
\n(Didn’t mean to flirt)
\nYet, dare I say…
\n… here I lay….
\n(Face down in the dirt)<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nSlipped (tripped)
\nFell in love<\/p>\n

[Refrain]
\nHey! Mother Nature
\n(Didn’t mean to flirt)
\nYet, dare I say…
\n… here I lay….
\n(Face down in the dirt)<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nSlipped (tripped)
\nFell in love
\n(Push came to shove)
\nSlipped (tripped)
\nFell in love<\/p>\n

[Refrain]
\nHey! Mother Nature
\n(Didn’t mean to flirt)
\nYet, dare I say…
\n… here I lay….
\n(Face down in the dirt)<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nSlipped (tripped)
\nFell in love
\n(Push came to shove)
\nSlipped (tripped)
\nFell in love
\n(You say no big deal?)
\nHead over heals
\n(Know how I fell)
\nCame the day
\n(We both lay)
\nFace down in the dirt
\n(Does it hurt?)<\/p>\n

ABOUT THE SONG<\/p>\n

The new release of the day, \u201cFace Down in the Dirt,\u201d<\/strong> is a song of thanksgiving\u2014an ode to the moment you realize just how deeply you love Mother Nature<\/strong> and the astonishing gift of being alive. Built around an acoustic rhythm guitar with piano, organ, and layered synthesizers, the track drifts between humility, humor, and heartfelt devotion.<\/p>\n

The lyrics tell the story with a playful kind of reverence.
It opens with a confession:
\u201cHey! Mother Nature \/ Didn\u2019t mean to flirt\u2026\u201d<\/strong>
but the narrator quickly admits where that flirtation leads\u2014
\u201cHere I lay\u2026 face down in the dirt.\u201d<\/strong>
Rather than defeat, it\u2019s a moment of awakening.<\/p>\n

The recurring bridge, \u201cSlipped (tripped) \/ Fell in love,\u201d<\/strong> captures the accidental, irresistible pull toward the natural world\u2014how easily we forget our place until we stumble right into it. Each repetition deepens the realization: love found not in triumph, but in humility.<\/p>\n

By the end, the song leans fully into that surrender.
\u201cHead over heels \/ Know how I fell \/ Came the day \/ We both lay \/ Face down in the dirt.\u201d<\/strong>
It\u2019s gratitude expressed through grounding\u2014literally\u2014recognizing that connection to the earth is both humbling and healing.<\/p>\n

\u201cFace Down in the Dirt\u201d is a thanksgiving anthem for anyone who has ever been knocked down by life only to discover, in the soil and silence, something worth loving even more.<\/p>\n

KingArthur Holiday Band: Thanksgiving<\/a><\/h2>\n

A bonus track from Christmas Bliss<\/a><\/strong>
\nFrom the album “In the Rough<\/a>“<\/strong><\/p>\n

Christmas Home<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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