{"id":52451,"date":"2026-04-16T12:43:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T12:43:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/?p=52451"},"modified":"2026-04-16T12:43:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T12:43:19","slug":"pins-and-needles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2026\/04\/16\/pins-and-needles\/","title":{"rendered":"Pins and Needles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[Instrumental Intro: Jangly Guitar, Punchy Drums, Bouncing Bass, Tambourine]<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\nStatic hum in the midnight room<br \/>\nSomething\u2019s gonna give real soon<br \/>\nTension rising, tight and thin<br \/>\n&#8230; a storm about to begin<\/p>\n<p>Every word\u2019s a loaded line<br \/>\nEvery pause a warning sign<br \/>\nOne small spark, one wrong move<br \/>\nAnd it all comes unglued<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental Break: Guitar Riff, Snare Fills]<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<br \/>\nNeedle drop on vinyl spin<br \/>\nOld song pulls you back again<br \/>\nSimple chords but something more<br \/>\nOpens up a hidden door<\/p>\n<p>Heartbeat syncing to the sound<br \/>\nSpinning thoughts around and round<br \/>\nEvery note a little sting<br \/>\nLike it\u2019s brushing everything<\/p>\n<p>[Pre-Chorus]<br \/>\nTiny shocks from head to toe<br \/>\nSomething only you can know<br \/>\nEvery second stretched in tune<br \/>\n&#8230; a note plucked none too soon<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nToo soon to the balloon<br \/>\n(Pins and needles)<br \/>\nIn a flash, they can clash<br \/>\n(Pins and needles)<\/p>\n<p>Listenin&#8217; to the Beatles<br \/>\n(Top of the Pops)<br \/>\nPins and needles<br \/>\n(Feeling never stops)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nIs it pressure? Is it thrill?<br \/>\n(Is it something standing still?)<br \/>\nIs it fear or is it spark<br \/>\n(Lighting up inside the dark?)<\/p>\n<p>Every prick, a signal sent<br \/>\n(Every pulse, a consequence)<br \/>\nWhat\u2019s about to overflow<br \/>\n(Only time will really show)<\/p>\n<p>[Breakdown: Minimal Beat, Finger Snaps]<br \/>\nPins\u2026<br \/>\nNeedles\u2026<br \/>\nFeel it\u2026<br \/>\nDon\u2019t conceal it\u2026<\/p>\n<p>[Build: Rising Guitar Feedback, Drum Roll]<\/p>\n<p>[Final Chorus]<br \/>\nToo soon to the balloon<br \/>\n(Pins and needles)<br \/>\nIn a flash, they can clash<br \/>\n(Pins and needles)<\/p>\n<p>Turn it up, no stoppin\u2019 now<br \/>\n(Top of the Pops)<br \/>\nPins and needles (Wow!)<br \/>\n(Feeling never stops)<\/p>\n<p>[Outro]<br \/>\n[Tambourine Shake, Guitar Fade]<br \/>\nPins and needles\u2026<br \/>\nStill it plays\u2026<br \/>\nPins and needles\u2026<br \/>\nEndless days\u2026<\/p>\n<p>[Final Hit]<br \/>\n(Pins and needles)<\/p>\n<p>From the album <strong>&#8220;<a href=\"\/albums\/Popped\/\">Popped<\/a>&#8220;<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Instrumental Intro: Jangly Guitar, Punchy Drums, Bouncing Bass, Tambourine] [Verse 1] Static hum in the midnight room Something\u2019s gonna give real soon Tension rising, tight and thin &#8230; a storm about to begin Every word\u2019s a loaded line Every pause a warning sign One small spark, one wrong move And it all comes unglued [Instrumental [&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-52451","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52451","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=52451"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52451\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52453,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52451\/revisions\/52453"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52451"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52451"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52451"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}