{"id":52341,"date":"2026-04-10T12:31:42","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T12:31:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/?p=52341"},"modified":"2026-04-10T12:31:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T12:31:42","slug":"dark-side-of-the-moon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2026\/04\/10\/dark-side-of-the-moon\/","title":{"rendered":"Dark Side of the Moon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[Silence]<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental, Space Synth, Guitar Echo, Electric Piano, Deep Bass, Percussion, Drums]<\/p>\n<p>[Intro]<br \/>\n[Low Drone, Pulsing Sub Bass, Distant Radio Static]<br \/>\nOrbit drifting, signal fades<br \/>\nHalf-lit Earth in bluish haze<br \/>\nTurning slow through silent skies<br \/>\nReflections in astronaut eyes<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental: Arpeggiated Synth, Reverb Guitar Swells]<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\n[Electric Piano, Soft Kick, Ambient Pads]<br \/>\nWe left the ground in burning light<br \/>\nCut through the blue into the night<br \/>\nEvery heartbeat counting time<br \/>\nQuasi-vacuum so divine<\/p>\n<p>Earth below like fragile glass<br \/>\nAll our futures, all our pasts<br \/>\nFloating weightless, side by side<br \/>\nIn the dark where secrets hide<\/p>\n<p>[Pre-Chorus]<br \/>\n[Rising Synth, Snare Build, Organ Layer]<br \/>\nEvery mile removes the noise<br \/>\nEvery silence steals our voice<br \/>\nStill we reach through endless sea<br \/>\nFor what we are and what could be<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\n[Full Space Rock Band, Driving Bass, Wide Synth, Echo Guitar]<br \/>\nCan we fit all of us<br \/>\n(On this Artemis?)<br \/>\nYou, you, and you<br \/>\n(On the Artemis 2, too)<br \/>\n&#8230; me and you?<\/p>\n<p>Can we stretch the human line<br \/>\n(Beyond the edge of space and time)<br \/>\nHold the dream and make it true<br \/>\n(On Artemis, me and you)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nSee you soon&#8230;<br \/>\n(On the dark side of the moon)<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental Break: Guitar Solo with Space Delay, Synth Arpeggios, Drum Pulse]<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<br \/>\n[Muted Guitar, Electric Piano, Bass Groove]<br \/>\nStations hum in orbit\u2019s glow<br \/>\nWhere does \u201chome\u201d begin to go?<br \/>\nEvery face behind a visor glass<br \/>\nWondering how long we last<\/p>\n<p>We carry oceans in our chest<br \/>\nAll the hopes we never rest<br \/>\nWeightless bodies, grounded minds<br \/>\nSearching for the ties that bind<\/p>\n<p>[Pre-Chorus]<br \/>\n[Synth Rise, Cymbal Wash, Choir Pad]<br \/>\nEvery orbit shifts our view<br \/>\nRedefines the old and new<br \/>\nStill the question stays with me<br \/>\nHow many souls can space set free?<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\n[Full Band, Bigger Harmony, Driving Rhythm]<br \/>\nCan we fit all of us<br \/>\n(On this Artemis?)<br \/>\nYou, you, and you<br \/>\n(On the Artemis 2, too)<br \/>\n&#8230; me and you?<\/p>\n<p>Can we hold the human thread<br \/>\nWithout the fear of what lies ahead<br \/>\nIn the void where dreams come through<br \/>\nOn Artemis, me and you<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nSee you soon&#8230;<br \/>\n(On the dark side of the moon)<br \/>\nSolar eclipse<br \/>\n(Can&#8217;t miss this)<br \/>\n&#8230; on the Artemis&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\n[Minimal Beat, Sub Bass, Echoed Vocal, Space Ambience]<br \/>\nDark side calling, no reply<br \/>\nJust the turning of the sky<br \/>\nWe are small but we are loud<br \/>\nLost inside a cosmic cloud<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental \u2013 Extended Jam]<br \/>\n[Space Guitar Solo, Synth Wave Swells, Bass Pulse, Echo Drums]<\/p>\n<p>[Final Chorus]<br \/>\n[Massive Sound, Layered Vocals, Full Orchestration Feel]<br \/>\nCan we fit all of us<br \/>\n(On this Artemis?)<br \/>\nYou, you, and you<br \/>\n(On the Artemis 2, too)<br \/>\n&#8230; me and you?<\/p>\n<p>If we can, then let it be<br \/>\nA shared humanity in the sea<br \/>\nOf endless night and breaking blue<br \/>\nOn Artemis, me and you<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nSee you soon&#8230;<br \/>\n(On the dark side of the moon)<br \/>\nLike a howling loon<br \/>\n(There is no dark side of the moon)<\/p>\n<p>[Outro]<br \/>\n[Soft Synth Fade, Distant Radio Beep, Slow Guitar Harmonics]<br \/>\nDark side drifting out of view<br \/>\nStill wondering if we\u2019ll make it through<br \/>\nMe and you\u2026<br \/>\nMe and you\u2026<br \/>\nSee you soon&#8230;<br \/>\n(On the dark side of the moon)<\/p>\n<p>Like a howling loon<br \/>\n(There is no dark side of the moon)<br \/>\nAs a matter of fact<br \/>\n(It&#8217;s all dark&#8230; and stark)<br \/>\nBut you can see the Earth-shine<br \/>\n(And, it&#8217;s oh so fine)<\/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, Space Synth, Guitar Echo, Electric Piano, Deep Bass, Percussion, Drums] [Intro] [Low Drone, Pulsing Sub Bass, Distant Radio Static] Orbit drifting, signal fades Half-lit Earth in bluish haze Turning slow through silent skies Reflections in astronaut eyes [Instrumental: Arpeggiated Synth, Reverb Guitar Swells] [Verse 1] [Electric Piano, Soft Kick, Ambient Pads] We left [&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-52341","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52341","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=52341"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52341\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52343,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52341\/revisions\/52343"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52341"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52341"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52341"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}