{"id":50700,"date":"2026-02-03T13:36:45","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T13:36:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idea.membrane.com\/songwriter\/?p=50700"},"modified":"2026-02-03T13:36:45","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T13:36:45","slug":"the-cost-of-choice-we-will","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2026\/02\/03\/the-cost-of-choice-we-will\/","title":{"rendered":"The Cost of Choice (We Will)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[Intro]<br \/>\nWhat is the price of will\u2026<br \/>\n(Is it free?)<br \/>\nWhat is the weight of choice<br \/>\n(On you and me?)<br \/>\nWill\u2026<br \/>\n(Still free?)<br \/>\nFreewill?<br \/>\n(Or chained by history?)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\nI will stand for the river<br \/>\n(When the tide gets higher)<br \/>\nI will stand for the forest<br \/>\n(When it\u2019s under fire)<br \/>\nI will stand for tomorrow<br \/>\n(Though today feels dire)<br \/>\nIf will is a spark<br \/>\n(Then let me be the wire)<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nWill\u2026<br \/>\n(It isn\u2019t free still)<br \/>\nFreewill?<br \/>\n(It costs resolve and skill)<br \/>\nFreewill<br \/>\n(But we can bend it still)<br \/>\nWe will<br \/>\n(We will, we will)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nThe price of delay<br \/>\n(Is paid in decay)<br \/>\nThe price of denial<br \/>\n(Compounds by the mile)<br \/>\nMaybe it\u2019s time we see<br \/>\n(Choice is velocity)<br \/>\nHistory turns<br \/>\n(When we turn the key)<br \/>\nWe!<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<br \/>\nI will stand for justice<br \/>\n(Not someday \u2014 today)<br \/>\nI will stand for children<br \/>\n(Who cannot yet say)<br \/>\nI will stand for science<br \/>\n(Though lies flood the way)<br \/>\nThe future is shaped<br \/>\n(By the risks that we weigh)<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\n[Bridge \u2013 Turning Point]<br \/>\n[Minimal Beat, Sub Bass]<br \/>\nNot fate \u2014<br \/>\n(But feedback)<br \/>\nNot doom \u2014<br \/>\n(But pivot and act)<br \/>\nNorth and South<br \/>\n(Can realign)<br \/>\nWhen human will<br \/>\n(Shifts the design)<\/p>\n<p>We determine destiny<br \/>\n(Collectively)<br \/>\nWe determine destiny<br \/>\n(Responsibly)<\/p>\n<p>[Final Chorus \u2013 Lift]<br \/>\nWill\u2026<br \/>\n(Now we see it clearly)<br \/>\nFreewill?<br \/>\n(It grows when we act sincerely)<br \/>\nFreewill<br \/>\n(Not passive \u2014 but dearly)<br \/>\nWe will<br \/>\n(We will, together)<\/p>\n<p>[Outro]<br \/>\nOh for tranquility<br \/>\n(Not fantasy)<br \/>\nOh for a livable sea<br \/>\n(And breathable city)<\/p>\n<p>The price of will<br \/>\n(Is paid in courage)<br \/>\nThe gift of will<br \/>\n(Is collective leverage)<\/p>\n<p>Free freewill<br \/>\n(We will)<br \/>\nFree freewill<br \/>\n(We will)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/global_warming\/\">The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>From the album &#8220;<a href=\"\/albums\/North-Flew-South\/\">North Flew South<\/a>&#8220;<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Intro] What is the price of will\u2026 (Is it free?) What is the weight of choice (On you and me?) Will\u2026 (Still free?) Freewill? (Or chained by history?) [Verse 1] I will stand for the river (When the tide gets higher) I will stand for the forest (When it\u2019s under fire) I will stand for [&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":[3,9,14],"tags":[163,4204],"class_list":["post-50700","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-4d-music","category-daniel","category-lyrics","tag-climate-change","tag-north-flew-south"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50700","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50700"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50700\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50714,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50700\/revisions\/50714"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50700"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50700"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50700"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}