{"id":51728,"date":"2026-03-17T11:55:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T11:55:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idea.membrane.com\/songwriter\/?p=51728"},"modified":"2026-03-17T11:55:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T11:55:28","slug":"billions-of-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2026\/03\/17\/billions-of-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Billions of People"},"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, Drum Fills]<br \/>\n[Minimal Beat, Sub Bass, Spoken Vocal]<\/p>\n<p>Billions of people (awaken)<br \/>\nNo longer wrong (not mistaken)<br \/>\nThey see what&#8217;s going on<br \/>\n(No longer dozing along)<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental \u2013 Rising Synth]<br \/>\n[Guitar Solo]<br \/>\n[Organ Stabs, Driving Bass, Snare March]<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\nAcross the cities<br \/>\n(Across the land)<br \/>\nQuiet whispers<br \/>\n(Turning to a band)<\/p>\n<p>Every screen glowing<br \/>\n(Through the night)<br \/>\nEvery voice growing<br \/>\n(Into the fight)<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nBillions of people (awaken)<br \/>\nNo longer wrong (not mistaken)<br \/>\nThey see what&#8217;s going on<br \/>\n(Done dozing along)<\/p>\n<p>Billions of hearts<br \/>\n(Starting to throng)<br \/>\nRising together<br \/>\n(Singing the song)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge \u2013 Breakdown]<br \/>\nNo more (&#8220;Same &#8216;ole song&#8221;)<\/p>\n<p>[Percussion, Sub Bass, Spoken Vocal]<\/p>\n<p>Time to eat (to the beat)<br \/>\nIn an elite (defeat)<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental Interlude]<br \/>\n[Synth Arpeggio \u2014 bright and climbing]<br \/>\n[Electric Piano Riff]<br \/>\n[Walking Bass Groove]<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<br \/>\nFrom every corner<br \/>\n(From every street)<br \/>\nFootsteps gathering<br \/>\n(Beat by beat)<\/p>\n<p>Truth like thunder<br \/>\n(Rolling strong)<br \/>\nMillions turning<br \/>\n(Into billions strong)<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nBillions of people (awaken)<br \/>\nNo longer wrong (not mistaken)<br \/>\nThey see what&#8217;s going on<br \/>\n(Done dozing along)<\/p>\n<p>Billions of voices<br \/>\n(Ringing out strong)<br \/>\nNo more silence<br \/>\n(All along)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge \u2013 Breakdown]<br \/>\nNo more (&#8220;Same &#8216;ole song&#8221;)<\/p>\n<p>[Percussion, Sub Bass, Spoken Vocal]<\/p>\n<p>Time to eat (to the beat)<br \/>\nIn an elite (defeat)<\/p>\n<p>Hear the street<br \/>\n(Find the feet)<br \/>\nMarching heat<br \/>\n(Heart to beat)<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental]<br \/>\n[Saxophone Solo]<br \/>\n[Organ Stabs, Driving Bass, Drum Fills]<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental Jam \u2013 Extended]<br \/>\n[Guitar Solo \u2014 soaring bends]<br \/>\n[Synth Lead \u2014 swirling tones]<br \/>\n[Organ Solo \u2014 gritty and powerful]<\/p>\n<p>[Driving Bass Groove]<br \/>\n[Snare March Intensifies]<\/p>\n<p>[Final Chorus \u2013 Anthem]<br \/>\nBillions of people (awaken)<br \/>\nNo longer wrong (not mistaken)<br \/>\nThey see what&#8217;s going on<br \/>\n(No more dozing along)<\/p>\n<p>Billions together<br \/>\n(Singing the song)<br \/>\nStanding united<br \/>\n(Standing strong)<\/p>\n<p>[Outro]<br \/>\n[Minimal Beat, Organ Pad, Sub-Bass Pulse]<\/p>\n<p>Billions of people\u2026<br \/>\n(Awaken)<\/p>\n<p>Now they know\u2026<br \/>\n(What&#8217;s been going on)<\/p>\n<p>No more &#8220;Same &#8216;ole song&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>(Time to eat to the beat)<br \/>\nIn the elite defeat<\/p>\n<p>[Slow Organ Chord]<br \/>\n[Instrumental Fade]<\/p>\n<p><strong>From the album &#8220;<a href=\"\/albums\/Billions\/\">Billions<\/a>&#8220;<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Silence] [Instrumental, Guitar, Piano, Organ, Synth, Bass, Percussion, Drums] [Intro] [Instrumental Intro: Pulsing Bass, Organ Swell, Drum Fills] [Minimal Beat, Sub Bass, Spoken Vocal] Billions of people (awaken) No longer wrong (not mistaken) They see what&#8217;s going on (No longer dozing along) 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