{"id":51683,"date":"2026-03-16T13:11:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T13:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idea.membrane.com\/songwriter\/?p=51683"},"modified":"2026-03-16T13:11:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T13:11:09","slug":"millions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2026\/03\/16\/millions\/","title":{"rendered":"Millions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[Silence]<\/p>\n<p>[Low Synth Drone fades in]<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental \u2013 Piano, Guitar, Organ, Bass, Percussion, Drums]<\/p>\n<p>[Intro]<br \/>\nMillions?<br \/>\n[Slow Piano Motif, Sub Bass Pulse, Light Cymbal Wash]<br \/>\n[Spoken Vocal \u2014 quiet, steady]<br \/>\nBillions\u2026<br \/>\n(turn to millions)<br \/>\nMillions\u2026<br \/>\n(turn to minions)<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental swell]<br \/>\n[Clean Guitar Echo, Organ Pad]<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\n[Beat enters \u2014 Kick, Rimshot, Deep Bassline]<br \/>\nDown below the marble halls<br \/>\nUnder shadows of the walls<br \/>\nPeople counting what remains<br \/>\nDust of promises and chains<\/p>\n<p>Neon signs and empty streets<br \/>\nPaper dreams and unpaid sheets<br \/>\nEvery tower casting shade<br \/>\nOver every deal they made<\/p>\n<p>[Pre-Chorus]<br \/>\n[Synth swell, bass climb]<br \/>\nNumbers climbing in the sky<br \/>\nWhile the ground runs dry<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nBillions<br \/>\n(Turn to millions)<br \/>\nMillions<br \/>\n(Turn to minions)<\/p>\n<p>Billions<br \/>\n(Turn to millions)<br \/>\nMillions<br \/>\n(Turn to minions)<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental]<br \/>\n[Guitar riff \u2014 darker tone]<br \/>\n[Organ chords, marching snare]<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<br \/>\n[Groove thickens \u2014 bass distortion, tom hits]<br \/>\nLedger lines and silent towns<br \/>\nEmpty shelves and falling crowns<br \/>\nEvery empire sells the same<br \/>\nDifferent script, familiar game<\/p>\n<p>Watch the towers flashing gold<br \/>\nWhile the winters grow more cold<br \/>\nEvery number on the screen<br \/>\nHides the cost of what has been<\/p>\n<p>[Pre-Chorus]<br \/>\n[Synth pulse intensifies]<br \/>\nCount the losses, count the lies<br \/>\nTruth beneath the rise<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nBillions<br \/>\n(Turn to millions)<br \/>\nMillions<br \/>\n(Turn to minions)<\/p>\n<p>Billions<br \/>\n(Turn to millions)<br \/>\nMillions<br \/>\n(Turn to minions)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge \u2013 Fracture]<br \/>\n[Drums drop out \u2014 Bass heartbeat, Organ drone]<br \/>\nWhen the walls begin to crack<br \/>\nAll the numbers spiral back<\/p>\n<p>When the towers start to lean<br \/>\nEvery ledger turns unseen<\/p>\n<p>[Spoken Vocal \u2014 echoing]<br \/>\nThe higher the wealth\u2026<br \/>\nThe deeper the debt.<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental Interlude]<\/p>\n<p>[Guitar Solo \u2014 gritty, blues-psych]<br \/>\n[Synth Arpeggio Spiral]<br \/>\n[Drums rebuild gradually]<\/p>\n<p>[Final Chorus \u2013 Full Band]<br \/>\nBillions<br \/>\n(Turn to millions)<br \/>\nMillions<br \/>\n(Turn to minions)<\/p>\n<p>Billions<br \/>\n(Turn to millions)<br \/>\nMillions<br \/>\n(Turn to minions)<\/p>\n<p>Millions\u2026<br \/>\n(turn to voices)<\/p>\n<p>[Outro]<br \/>\n[Slow Organ Choir, Piano Reprise]<\/p>\n<p>Millions\u2026<br \/>\nMillions\u2026<\/p>\n<p>[Soft Vocal]<\/p>\n<p>Not forever minions.<\/p>\n<p>[Drums fade]<\/p>\n<p>[Silence]<\/p>\n<p><strong>From the album &#8220;<a href=\"\/albums\/Billions\/\">Billions<\/a>&#8220;<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Silence] [Low Synth Drone fades in] [Instrumental \u2013 Piano, Guitar, Organ, Bass, Percussion, Drums] [Intro] Millions? 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