{"id":52171,"date":"2026-04-03T11:53:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T11:53:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/?p=52171"},"modified":"2026-04-03T11:53:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T11:53:26","slug":"how-does-it-taste","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2026\/04\/03\/how-does-it-taste\/","title":{"rendered":"How Does It Taste?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[Silence]<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental Intro]<br \/>\n[Soft pulsing bass, muted guitar chops, rising synth filter]<br \/>\n[Warm organ swells, piano accents]<br \/>\n[Minimal beat with sub bass and brushed snare]<br \/>\n[Spoken Vocal]<br \/>\nIn my haste\u2026<br \/>\n(I forgot to taste)<\/p>\n<p>[Intro Build]<br \/>\n[Guitar arpeggio, organ stabs, light percussion enters]<br \/>\nSweet\u2026<br \/>\n(Sweet\u2026)<br \/>\nSweet\u2026<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\n[Driving bass groove, clipped guitar rhythm, organ swells]<br \/>\nYou held it up for all to see<br \/>\n(Thought it was made just for me)<br \/>\nShining bright beneath the light<br \/>\n(Calling to me through the night)<\/p>\n<p>Every color, every sound<br \/>\n(Spinning slowly all around)<br \/>\nI was reaching much too fast<br \/>\n(Never thinking it would last)<\/p>\n<p>[Pre-Chorus]<br \/>\n[Tambourine, synth pulse, rising harmonies]<br \/>\nI was rushing<br \/>\n(Pushing too fast)<br \/>\nNever knowing<br \/>\n(Nothing can last)<br \/>\nNow I&#8217;m wondering<br \/>\n(What&#8217;d I miss)<br \/>\nStill pondering<br \/>\n(A first kiss)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nOh, the strife of life<br \/>\n(I forgot to take a bite)<br \/>\nCan you give me some insight<br \/>\n(Was it wrong or was it right?)<\/p>\n<p>Did I miss the moment<br \/>\nDid it slip away<br \/>\nDid I miss the flavor<br \/>\nCarried away with savor<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\n[Full band, stacked vocals, bright synths]<br \/>\nHow does it taste<br \/>\n(Did it go to waste)<br \/>\nWas it oh so sweet<br \/>\n(&#8230; a real delicious treat?)<\/p>\n<p>Did it melt away<br \/>\n(Before I could say)<br \/>\nThat I wanted more<br \/>\n(Than I had before)<\/p>\n<p>How does it taste<br \/>\n(Did I let it go to waste)<br \/>\nWas it oh so sweet<br \/>\n(A delicious treat?)<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental Break]<br \/>\n[Guitar solo, organ stabs, percussion fills]<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<br \/>\n[Heavier drums, walking bass, piano accents]<br \/>\nNow the room is growing dim<br \/>\nAnd the glass is near the rim<br \/>\nAll the things I meant to say<br \/>\nFeel so far away today<\/p>\n<p>Every second disappears<br \/>\nLeaving only little traces here<br \/>\nLike a flavor on the tongue<br \/>\nGone before the song is sung<\/p>\n<p>[Pre-Chorus]<br \/>\n[Layered harmonies, synth build]<br \/>\nI was rushing<br \/>\n(Moving too fast)<br \/>\nNever knowing<br \/>\n(Nothing can last)<br \/>\nNow I&#8217;m wondering<br \/>\n(What missed trips)<br \/>\nLeft what&#8217;s pondering&#8230;<br \/>\n(Beyond my fingertips)<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\n[Full power arrangement, louder drums, choir vocals]<br \/>\nHow does it taste<br \/>\n(Did it go to waste)<br \/>\nWas it oh so sweet<br \/>\n(&#8230; a delicious treat?)<\/p>\n<p>Did it melt away<br \/>\n(Before I could say)<br \/>\nThat I wanted more<br \/>\n(Than I had before)<\/p>\n<p>How does it taste<br \/>\n(Did I let it go to waste)<br \/>\nWas it sweet, sweet, sweet<br \/>\n(A real delicious treat?)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge \u2013 Breakdown]<br \/>\n[Drop to bass groove, filtered drums, whispered vocals]<br \/>\nMaybe next time<br \/>\n(Take it in)<br \/>\nKnow where to start<br \/>\n(&#8230; when to begin)<\/p>\n<p>Savor every flavor<br \/>\n(Every sound that&#8217;s found)<br \/>\nEvery little thing goin&#8217; &#8217;round<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental \u2013 Extended Jam]<br \/>\n[Guitar solo, organ run, bass groove, percussion fills]<\/p>\n<p>[Final Chorus]<br \/>\n[Maximum energy, soaring guitar, stacked harmonies]<br \/>\nHow does it taste<br \/>\n(Did it go to waste)<br \/>\nMissed a beat so sweet<br \/>\n(A delicious treat?)<\/p>\n<p>Did it melt away<br \/>\n(Before I could say)<br \/>\nThat I wanted more<br \/>\n(Than I had before)<\/p>\n<p>How does it taste<br \/>\n(Has it gone to waste)<br \/>\nThe sweetest thing<br \/>\n(To pull a heartstring)<\/p>\n<p>[Outro]<br \/>\n[Soft bass groove, organ fade, whispered vocals]<br \/>\nIn my haste\u2026<br \/>\n(I forgot to taste)<br \/>\nIn my haste\u2026<br \/>\n(I forgot to taste)<\/p>\n<p>[Single Organ Chord]<\/p>\n<p>[Silence]<\/p>\n<p>From the album <strong>&#8220;<a href=\"\/albums\/Sweet\/\">Sweet<\/a>&#8220;<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Silence] [Instrumental Intro] [Soft pulsing bass, muted guitar chops, rising synth filter] [Warm organ swells, piano accents] [Minimal beat with sub bass and brushed snare] [Spoken Vocal] In my haste\u2026 (I forgot to taste) [Intro Build] [Guitar arpeggio, organ stabs, light percussion enters] Sweet\u2026 (Sweet\u2026) Sweet\u2026 [Verse 1] [Driving bass groove, clipped guitar rhythm, organ [&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-52171","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52171","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=52171"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52171\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52172,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52171\/revisions\/52172"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52171"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52171"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52171"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}