{"id":52335,"date":"2026-04-10T12:22:56","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T12:22:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/?p=52335"},"modified":"2026-04-10T12:22:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T12:22:56","slug":"nevertheless-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2026\/04\/10\/nevertheless-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Nevertheless"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[Silence]<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental, Guitar, Piano, Organ, Synth, Bass, Percussion, Drums]<\/p>\n<p>[Intro]<br \/>\n[Slow Piano Chords, Ambient Synth, Distant Drum Beat]<br \/>\nEverybody says they know<br \/>\n(Yet every which way they go)<br \/>\nEverybody says they&#8217;re sure<br \/>\n(All about our future)<br \/>\nEverybody talks in circles<br \/>\n(In a distorted mess)<br \/>\nNevertheless&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental: Organ Swell, Guitar Feedback, Bass Rumble]<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\n[Steady Bassline, Piano Groove, Tight Drum Beat]<br \/>\nPeople read a headline fast<br \/>\nTurn a rumor into fact<br \/>\nNever stop to ask a question<br \/>\nNever check what they lack<\/p>\n<p>Truth gets buried under noise<br \/>\nShouting louder than the rest<br \/>\nConfidence without the knowledge<br \/>\nStill gets treated like the best<\/p>\n<p>[Pre-Chorus]<br \/>\n[Organ Rise, Cymbal Build, Background Harmony]<br \/>\nFacts are sitting in plain sight<br \/>\nStill ignored day after day<br \/>\nEverybody sees the warning<br \/>\nBut they always look away<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\n[Full Band, Driving Guitar, Organ Chops]<br \/>\nThe reality is easy to see<br \/>\n(Nevertheless)<br \/>\nSociety universally<br \/>\n(Remains clueless)<\/p>\n<p>The answers stand in front of us all<br \/>\n(Nevertheless)<br \/>\nWe keep pretending we are ten feet tall<br \/>\n(And so foolish)<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental Break: Guitar Solo, Organ Stabs, Punchy Drums]<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<br \/>\n[Electric Piano, Bass Pulse, Drum Groove]<br \/>\nSome believe what they want most<br \/>\nSome repeat what they were told<br \/>\nSome mistake a loud opinion<br \/>\nFor a truth they can hold<\/p>\n<p>The science sits there on the page<br \/>\nThe numbers line up in a row<br \/>\nStill they act surprised tomorrow<br \/>\nBy the things they should already know<\/p>\n<p>[Pre-Chorus]<br \/>\n[Synth Pad, Organ Build, Snare Roll]<br \/>\nEvery problem leaves a trail<br \/>\nEvery warning leaves a sign<br \/>\nBut excuses keep on growing<br \/>\nWhile we run out of time<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\n[Full Band, Bigger Harmony, Crunchy Guitar]<br \/>\nThe reality is easy to see<br \/>\n(Nevertheless)<br \/>\nSociety universally<br \/>\n(Remains clueless)<\/p>\n<p>The evidence is all around<br \/>\n(Nevertheless)<br \/>\nStill we keep our heads down<br \/>\n(So useless)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\n[Minimal Beat, Sub Bass, Echoed Vocal]<br \/>\nWake up to rationality<br \/>\n(Come on&#8230; really)<\/p>\n<p>Wake up to cause and effect<br \/>\n(Before we regret it)<\/p>\n<p>Wake up to what is true<br \/>\n(And what we already knew)<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental \u2013 Extended Jam]<br \/>\n[Organ Solo, Guitar Sustain, Driving Drums]<br \/>\n[Synth Arpeggios, Bass Run]<\/p>\n<p>[Final Chorus]<br \/>\n[Big Chorus Harmony, Full Band, Cymbal Crashes]<br \/>\nThe reality is easy to see<br \/>\n(Nevertheless)<br \/>\nSociety universally<br \/>\n(Remains clueless)<\/p>\n<p>The clock is ticking endlessly<br \/>\n(Nevertheless)<br \/>\nStill we drift collectively<br \/>\n(Through the madness)<\/p>\n<p>[Outro]<br \/>\n[Soft Piano, Fading Organ, Slow Drum Beat]<br \/>\nEverybody says they know<br \/>\n(Yet don&#8217;t know the word no)<br \/>\nEverybody says they&#8217;re sure<br \/>\n(All about our future)<br \/>\nEverybody talks in circles<br \/>\n(Compounding the world&#8217;s stress)<br \/>\nNevertheless&#8230;<br \/>\n(Less, less, less)<\/p>\n<p>From the album <strong>&#8220;<a href=\"\/albums\/Whatnot\/\">Whatnot<\/a>&#8220;<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Silence] [Instrumental, Guitar, Piano, Organ, Synth, Bass, Percussion, Drums] [Intro] [Slow Piano Chords, Ambient Synth, Distant Drum Beat] Everybody says they know (Yet every which way they go) Everybody says they&#8217;re sure (All about our future) Everybody talks in circles (In a distorted mess) Nevertheless&#8230; 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