{"id":52249,"date":"2026-04-05T14:04:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T14:04:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/?p=52249"},"modified":"2026-04-05T14:04:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T14:04:19","slug":"rat-in-a-labyrinth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2026\/04\/05\/rat-in-a-labyrinth\/","title":{"rendered":"Rat in a Labyrinth"},"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 \/>\nAmazed&#8230;<br \/>\n(By the rat in the maze)<br \/>\n[Instrumental]<br \/>\n[Bass Solo]<br \/>\n[Organ Stabs, Driving Bass, Drum Fills]<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nAmazed&#8230;<br \/>\n(By the rat in the maze)<br \/>\nUnphased&#8230;<br \/>\n(In our labyrinth for days)<br \/>\nAmbiguous?<br \/>\n(No he&#8217;s one of us)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\n[Steady Beat, Deep Bass, Tremolo Guitar, Atmospheric Synth]<br \/>\nHe scurries through the corridors<br \/>\nTurns every hidden bend<br \/>\nHe maps the walls and dead ends<br \/>\nAs if they never end<br \/>\nThe shadows bend to follow<br \/>\nThe echoes mark the path<br \/>\nEvery choice becomes a riddle<br \/>\nEvery corner hides the wrath<\/p>\n<p>[Pre-Chorus]<br \/>\n[Snare Build, Rising Synth, Layered Vocals]<br \/>\nOne more twist<br \/>\nOne more turn<br \/>\nOne more lesson we should learn<br \/>\nOne more trap<br \/>\nOne more test<br \/>\nOne more way to fail the rest<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nAmazed&#8230;<br \/>\n(By the rat in the maze)<br \/>\nUnphased&#8230;<br \/>\n(In our labyrinth for days)<br \/>\nAmbiguous?<br \/>\n(No he&#8217;s one of us)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<br \/>\n[Driving Bass, Piano Chords, Low Synth, Guitar Echoes]<br \/>\nThe rat knows every shortcut<br \/>\nThe rat knows every line<br \/>\nThe rat survives the chaos<br \/>\nThe rat is by design<br \/>\nThe walls themselves are moving<br \/>\nThe ceilings close and breathe<br \/>\nYet still he finds the exit<br \/>\nYet still he does not leave<\/p>\n<p>[Pre-Chorus]<br \/>\n[Building Tension, Cymbal Swells, Layered Harmony]<br \/>\nOne more step<br \/>\nOne more gap<br \/>\nOne more chance to fall in trap<br \/>\nOne more shift<br \/>\nOne more shake<br \/>\nOne more rule for him to break<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nAmazed&#8230;<br \/>\n(By the rat in the maze)<br \/>\nUnphased&#8230;<br \/>\n(In our labyrinth for days)<br \/>\nAmbiguous?<br \/>\n(No he&#8217;s one of us)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\n[Half-Time Beat, Dark Synth Drone, Echoed Organ]<br \/>\nHe is the experiment<br \/>\nHe is the guide<br \/>\nHe is the shadow running<br \/>\nThrough the walls we hide<br \/>\nWe built the maze to trap him<br \/>\nBut the maze obeys his mind<br \/>\nThe rat becomes the master<br \/>\nWe\u2019re the ones confined<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental Break]<br \/>\n[Organ Solo, Guitar Feedback, Driving Bass and Drums]<\/p>\n<p>[Final Chorus]<br \/>\n[Massive Chorus: Full Orchestra, Heavy Drums, Layered Choir, Synth Bass]<br \/>\nAmazed&#8230;<br \/>\n(By the rat in the maze)<br \/>\nUnphased&#8230;<br \/>\n(In our labyrinth for days)<br \/>\nAmbiguous?<br \/>\n(No he&#8217;s one of us)<\/p>\n<p>Amazed&#8230;<br \/>\n(He leads the way)<br \/>\nUnphased&#8230;<br \/>\n(Through the walls we made)<br \/>\nAmbiguous?<br \/>\n(He\u2019s the rat in the maze)<\/p>\n<p>[Outro]<br \/>\n[Instrumental Outro: Fading Piano, Organ Drone, Distant Percussion]<br \/>\nAmazed&#8230;<br \/>\n(By the rat in the maze)<br \/>\n[Fade Out]<\/p>\n<p>From the album <strong>&#8220;<a href=\"\/albums\/Laboratory\/\">Laboratory<\/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] Amazed&#8230; 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