{"id":51679,"date":"2026-03-16T13:05:39","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T13:05:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idea.membrane.com\/songwriter\/?p=51679"},"modified":"2026-03-16T13:05:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T13:05:39","slug":"billions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2026\/03\/16\/billions\/","title":{"rendered":"Billions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[Silence]<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental, Guitar, Piano, Organ, Synth, Bass, Percussion, Drums]<\/p>\n<p>[Intro]<br \/>\n[Instrumental Intro: Pulsing Bass, Organ Swell, Muted Guitar Chops, Rising Synth Filter]<br \/>\n[Minimal Beat, Sub Bass, Spoken Vocal]<br \/>\nMinions (turn to millions) Millions<br \/>\n(turn to billions)<br \/>\n[Instrumental]<br \/>\n[Guitar Solo, Synth Jam]<br \/>\n[Organ Stabs, Driving Bass, Snare March]<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\n[Beat returns \u2014 Tight Hi-Hat, Walking Bass, Clavinet Stabs]<br \/>\nCount the coins, count the crowns<br \/>\nGold goes up as hope goes down<br \/>\nHands in pockets, hands in chains<br \/>\nPrivate profits, public pains<\/p>\n<p>Screens glow bright with numbers tall<br \/>\nFrom the tower they watch it fall<br \/>\nMarkets cheer the rising tide<br \/>\nBut the streets know what\u2019s inside<\/p>\n<p>[Pre-Chorus]<br \/>\n[Organ swell, bass pulse grows]<br \/>\nStacks grow higher, hearts grow cold<br \/>\nEvery story already sold<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nMinions<br \/>\n(Turn to millions)<br \/>\nMillions<br \/>\n(Turn to billions)<\/p>\n<p>Minions<br \/>\n(Turn to millions)<br \/>\nMillions<br \/>\n(Turn to billions)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge \u2013 Breakdown]<br \/>\n[Percussion, Sub Bass, Loud Vocal]<br \/>\nAs they reign rain<br \/>\n(Pour on the poor) <\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental]<br \/>\n[Synth Arpeggio Climb, Guitar Harmonics, Bass Drop]<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<br \/>\n[Groove heavier \u2014 Syncopated Guitar, Punchy Snare]<br \/>\nBuild the towers, scrape the sky<br \/>\nSell tomorrow, buy the lie<br \/>\nEvery empire loves the game<br \/>\nDifferent faces, same old name<\/p>\n<p>Credit rivers flood the land<br \/>\nPaper power, sleight of hand<br \/>\nBalance sheets and broken towns<br \/>\nGolden thrones on borrowed crowns<\/p>\n<p>[Pre-Chorus]<br \/>\n[Organ swell \u2014 rising tension]<br \/>\nCount it once, count it twice<br \/>\nSomeone always pays the price<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nMinions<br \/>\n(Turn to millions)<br \/>\nMillions<br \/>\n(Turn to billions)<\/p>\n<p>Minions<br \/>\n(Turn to millions)<br \/>\nMillions<br \/>\n(Turn to billions)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge \u2013 Breakdown]<br \/>\n[Percussion, Sub Bass, Loud Vocal]<br \/>\nAs they reign rain<br \/>\n(Pour on the poor) <\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental Interlude]<br \/>\n[Extended Guitar Solo \u2014 Blues-Psych Fusion]<br \/>\n[Synth Jam \u2014 Analog Filter Sweep]<br \/>\n[Drums Break \u2014 Tom Rolls, Cymbal Wash]<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge \u2013 Collapse Pulse]<br \/>\n[Beat strips down \u2014 Bass, Kick, Echo Vocal]<br \/>\nBillions building brittle walls<br 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