{"id":51762,"date":"2026-03-19T11:48:41","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T11:48:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idea.membrane.com\/songwriter\/?p=51762"},"modified":"2026-03-19T11:48:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T11:48:41","slug":"bajillion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2026\/03\/19\/bajillion\/","title":{"rendered":"Bajillion"},"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 \/>\nOne bajillion<br \/>\n(Budget vaudevillian)<br \/>\n[Instrumental]<br \/>\n[Bass Solo]<br \/>\n[Organ Stabs, Driving Bass, Snare March]\t<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1 \u2013 Grooving Build]<br \/>\nNumbers climb<br \/>\n(Out of line)<br \/>\nCredit dreams<br \/>\n(Split the seams)<br \/>\nSpend it fast<br \/>\n(Make it last)<br \/>\nFuture\u2019s sold<br \/>\n(Bought the past)<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental \u2013 Funk Groove]<br \/>\n[Slap Bass, Clav-Style Keys on Organ, Tight Hi-Hat]<\/p>\n<p>[Pre-Chorus \u2013 Rising Tension]<br \/>\nCount it up<br \/>\n(Count it down)<br \/>\nLost control<br \/>\n(Watch it drown)<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus \u2013 Full Hit]<br \/>\nHow much can I spend<br \/>\n(How much can you lend)<br \/>\nOne bajillion<br \/>\n(Budget vaudevillian)<br \/>\nRound and round we go<br \/>\n(More than we can show)<br \/>\nOne bajillion<br \/>\n(Budget vaudevillian)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2 \u2013 Sharper, More Satirical]<br \/>\nPrint it out<br \/>\n(Bail it out)<br \/>\nMagic trick<br \/>\n(Double quick)<br \/>\nDebt parade<br \/>\n(Numbers fade)<br \/>\nCurtain call<br \/>\n(Won\u2019t get paid)<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental \u2013 Breakbeat Section]<br \/>\n[Drums switch to syncopated groove, Synth Arpeggios]<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge \u2013 Reprise \/ Breakdown]<br \/>\nCash to blow<br \/>\n(Oh, I don&#8217;t know)<br \/>\nUnsustainable<br \/>\n(Unattainable)<br \/>\nOver-indulge<br \/>\n(Bulk and bulge)<\/p>\n<p>[Spoken \u2013 Distorted Vocal]<br \/>\n\u201cStep right up\u2026 infinite returns\u2026 guaranteed illusions\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental \u2013 Extended Jam]<br \/>\n[Guitar\/Synth Duel, Bass Distortion, Organ Swells]<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus \u2013 Big, Almost Anthemic]<br \/>\nHow much can I spend<br \/>\n(How much can you lend)<br \/>\nOne bajillion<br \/>\n(Budget vaudevillian)<br \/>\nLine it up again<br \/>\n(Break it, never mend)<br \/>\nOne bajillion<br \/>\n(Budget vaudevillian)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge 2 \u2013 Collapse Feel]<br \/>\n[Half-Time Drums, Deep Sub Bass]<br \/>\nStack it high<br \/>\n(Watch it fall)<br \/>\nNothing left<br \/>\n(After all)<br \/>\nPaper crowns<br \/>\n(Tumble down)<br \/>\nSilent stage<br \/>\n(Empty sound)<\/p>\n<p>[Outro \u2013 Dissolving]<br \/>\n[Instruments drop out one by one]<br \/>\nOne bajillion\u2026<br \/>\n(Budget vaudevillian)<br \/>\nHow much can I spend\u2026<br \/>\n(\u2026nothing left to lend)<\/p>\n<p>[Final Hit]<br \/>\n[Organ Stab + Bass Drop]<\/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] [Instrumental, Guitar, Piano, Organ, Synth, Bass, Percussion, Drums] [Intro] [Instrumental Intro: Pulsing Bass, Organ Swell, Muted Guitar Chops, Rising Synth Filter] [Minimal Beat, Sub Bass, Spoken Vocal] One bajillion (Budget vaudevillian) [Instrumental] [Bass Solo] [Organ Stabs, Driving Bass, Snare March] [Verse 1 \u2013 Grooving Build] Numbers climb (Out of line) Credit dreams (Split the 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