{"id":52591,"date":"2026-04-20T11:41:36","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T11:41:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/?p=52591"},"modified":"2026-04-20T11:41:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T11:41:36","slug":"blockade-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2026\/04\/20\/blockade-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Blockade ^2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[Silence]<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental \u2013 Driving Bass, Staccato Guitar, Mechanical Beat, Synth Pulse]<\/p>\n<p>[Intro]<br \/>\n[Filtered Voice, Low Drone]<br \/>\nOne wall\u2026 becomes two\u2026<br \/>\n(None too few)<br \/>\nThen multiplies\u2026<br \/>\n(&#8230; like flies)<\/p>\n<p>[Beat drops]<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\nLines drawn hard across the ground<br \/>\n\u201cNo way through\u201d is the only sound<br \/>\nEvery path gets shut down tight<br \/>\nTurning day into endless night<\/p>\n<p>What was open starts to close<br \/>\nEvery answer overdosed<br \/>\nStack it up, reinforce<br \/>\nBlock the flow, deny the course<\/p>\n<p>[Pre-Chorus]<br \/>\nEvery barrier you create<br \/>\nOnly amplifies the weight<br \/>\nOne becomes a mirrored view<br \/>\nNow it\u2019s doubled coming through<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nI see your blockade<br \/>\n(Ace of spades)<br \/>\nAnd raise you to two (too)<br \/>\nBlockade (Blockade)<br \/>\nDouble down, divide the space<br \/>\nWatch it multiply in place<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nBlockade<br \/>\n(Raised to the state)<br \/>\n\u2026of confusion<br \/>\nBlockade (Blockade)<br \/>\nAn insane<br \/>\n(Criminal institution)<br \/>\nDisdain<br \/>\n(For evolution)<br \/>\nBlockade (Blockade)<br \/>\nAll hopes fade<br \/>\nBlockade (Blockade)<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental Break \u2013 Distorted Guitar Riff, Syncopated Drums, Rising Synth]<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<br \/>\nWalls on walls, no room to move<br \/>\nNothing left to disapprove<br \/>\nEvery door gets locked in line<br \/>\nEchoes of a grand design<\/p>\n<p>Logic trapped inside the frame<br \/>\nEvery rule repeats the same<br \/>\nWhat was once a single line<br \/>\nNow expands and intertwines<\/p>\n<p>[Pre-Chorus]<br \/>\nEvery push becomes a shove<br \/>\nEvery \u201cbelow\u201d becomes \u201cabove\u201d<br \/>\nMirror systems feed the loop<br \/>\nBuilding up the doubled group<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nI see your blockade<br \/>\n(Ace of spades)<br \/>\nAnd raise you to two (too)<br \/>\nBlockade (Blockade)<br \/>\nSquared away but out of hand<br \/>\nNow it spreads across the land<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nBlockade<br \/>\n(Raised to the state)<br \/>\n\u2026of confusion<br \/>\nBlockade (Blockade)<br \/>\nAn insane<br \/>\n(Criminal institution)<br \/>\nDisdain<br \/>\n(For evolution)<br \/>\nBlockade (Blockade)<br \/>\nAll hopes fade<br \/>\nBlockade (Blockade)<\/p>\n<p>[Breakdown \u2013 Minimal Beat, Echoed Vocals]<br \/>\nOne\u2026 becomes two\u2026<br \/>\nTwo\u2026 becomes more\u2026<br \/>\nBlock the path\u2026<br \/>\nThen block the door\u2026<\/p>\n<p>[Build \u2013 Percussion Layers, Synth Swell, Guitar Feedback]<\/p>\n<p>[Final Chorus \u2013 Full Intensity, Layered Vocals]<br \/>\nBlockade<br \/>\n(Raised to the state)<br \/>\n\u2026of confusion<br \/>\nBlockade (Blockade)<br \/>\nSystem made<br \/>\n(Self-collusion)<br \/>\nDecay<br \/>\n(In conclusion)<br \/>\nBlockade (Blockade)<br \/>\nAll hopes fade<br \/>\nBlockade (Blockade)<\/p>\n<p>[Outro]<br \/>\n[Instrumental Fade \u2013 Pulsing Bass Slows, Static, Final Guitar Hit]<br \/>\nWhat you built to keep things out\u2026<br \/>\nNow keeps you in\u2026 without a doubt\u2026<\/p>\n<p>[Silence]<\/p>\n<p>From the album <strong>&#8220;<a href=\"\/albums\/Stranger-Than-Fiction\/\">Stranger Than Fiction<\/a>&#8220;<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Silence] [Instrumental \u2013 Driving Bass, Staccato Guitar, Mechanical Beat, Synth Pulse] [Intro] [Filtered Voice, Low Drone] One wall\u2026 becomes two\u2026 (None too few) Then multiplies\u2026 (&#8230; 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