{"id":50879,"date":"2026-02-09T13:29:29","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T13:29:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idea.membrane.com\/songwriter\/?p=50879"},"modified":"2026-02-09T13:29:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T13:29:29","slug":"guardrail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2026\/02\/09\/guardrail\/","title":{"rendered":"Guardrail"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[Silence]<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental, Guitar, Piano, Organ, Synth, Bass, Percussion, Drums]<\/p>\n<p>[Intro]<br \/>\n[Low Engine Hum, Wind FX, Soft Organ Pad]<br \/>\nEasy now\u2026<br \/>\n(Might wanna slow it down)<br \/>\n[Muted Guitar Arpeggio, Light Hi-Hat Tick]<br \/>\nThere\u2019s a warning sign<br \/>\n(About crossing the line)<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental Build \u2013 Bass Pulse, Rising Synth, Snare Roll]<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\nCruisin\u2019 fast<br \/>\n(Like we&#8217;re built to last)<br \/>\nWhite lines flash<br \/>\n(Future in the past)<br \/>\nHands on the wheel<br \/>\n(But the mind slipped away, ay, ay)<br \/>\nMissed the &#8220;for real&#8221;<br \/>\n(Unaware it&#8217;s today)<\/p>\n<p>[Pre-Chorus]<br \/>\nYellow sign<br \/>\n(Bend ahead)<br \/>\nToo much pride<br \/>\n(Full speed instead)<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nThere\u2019s a curve in the road<br \/>\n(That truth\u2019s now old)<br \/>\nBest consider the load<br \/>\n(Or lose control)<br \/>\nFeel the &#8220;mines&#8221; explode<br \/>\n(Hear the story unfold)<br \/>\nThere\u2019s a curve in the road\u2014<br \/>\nTake it slow<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental Break \u2013 Guitar Lead, Organ Swell, Tight Drum Groove]<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<br \/>\nFoot to the floor<br \/>\n(Chasin\u2019 one more mile)<br \/>\nCan\u2019t see the shore (shore, sure)<br \/>\nTurned up the dial<br \/>\n(Through denial)<br \/>\nDashboard glow<br \/>\n(Blinkin\u2019 red)<br \/>\nWhat we know<br \/>\n(Left unsaid)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nGuardrail gleam<br \/>\n(In the night)<br \/>\nFlash of steel<br \/>\n(Flash of insight)<br \/>\nSkid and spark<br \/>\n(Choice to make)<br \/>\nTurn the wheel<br \/>\n(Or feel it break)<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental Extended Jam]<br \/>\n[Guitar Solo \u2014 melodic, then angular]<br \/>\n[Organ Stabs, Driving Bass]<br \/>\n[Drums Half-Time Breakdown \u2192 Full Surge]<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nThere\u2019s a curve in the road<br \/>\n(And the truth\u2019s been told)<br \/>\nBetter lighten the load<br \/>\n(Or lose control)<br \/>\nFeel the weight we towed<br \/>\n(Finally unfold)<br \/>\nThere\u2019s a curve in the road\u2014<br \/>\nTake it slow<\/p>\n<p>[Breakdown \u2013 Minimal Beat, Sub Bass, Spoken Vocal]<br \/>\nMomentum lies<br \/>\n(It always does)<br \/>\nBut gravity decides<br \/>\n(Just because)<br \/>\nEvery bend<br \/>\n(Is a chance to choose)<br \/>\nWin the turn<br \/>\n(Or blow the fuse)<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental Build \u2013 Engine Rev Sync\u2019d to Bass Pulse]<\/p>\n<p>[Outro]<br \/>\nEase the wheel<br \/>\n(Feel the ground)<br \/>\nFind the balance<br \/>\n(Safe and sound)<br \/>\nRound the bend<br \/>\n(Still intact)<br \/>\nLearn the lesson<br \/>\n(No impact)<\/p>\n<p>[Soft Organ Fade, Distant Tire-on-Gravel Sound]<br \/>\nSlow it down\u2026<br \/>\n(Turn it around)<\/p>\n<p><strong>From the album &#8220;<a href=\"\/albums\/Wayward\/\">Wayward<\/a>&#8220;<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Silence] [Instrumental, Guitar, Piano, Organ, Synth, Bass, Percussion, Drums] [Intro] [Low Engine Hum, Wind FX, Soft Organ Pad] Easy now\u2026 (Might wanna slow it down) [Muted Guitar Arpeggio, Light Hi-Hat Tick] There\u2019s a warning sign (About crossing the line) [Instrumental Build \u2013 Bass Pulse, Rising Synth, Snare Roll] [Verse 1] Cruisin\u2019 fast (Like we&#8217;re built [&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":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-50879","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50879","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=50879"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50879\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50887,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50879\/revisions\/50887"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50879"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50879"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50879"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}