{"id":52611,"date":"2026-04-21T12:42:47","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T12:42:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/?p=52611"},"modified":"2026-04-21T12:42:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T12:42:47","slug":"folklore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2026\/04\/21\/folklore\/","title":{"rendered":"Folklore"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[Intro]<br \/>\n[Acoustic Guitar, Low Drone, Wind FX]<br \/>\nWhispers carried through the trees<br \/>\nStories riding on the breeze<br \/>\nOnce dismissed as something old<br \/>\nNow they\u2019re breaking through the mold<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\nTales we told to pass the night<br \/>\nShadows dancing in the light<br \/>\nLegends etched in fear and flame<br \/>\nNow they\u2019re stepping out by name<br \/>\nWarnings buried, brushed aside<br \/>\nTruths we chose to let them hide<br \/>\nEvery myth we laughed away<br \/>\nHas a voice we hear today<\/p>\n<p>[Pre-Chorus]<br \/>\nWhat was fiction starts to form<br \/>\nOut beyond the quiet norm<br \/>\nEvery doubt begins to crack<br \/>\nAs the past comes rushing back<\/p>\n<p>[Refrain]<br \/>\nNo, it ain&#8217;t folklore<br \/>\n(Any more)<br \/>\nOh, woe, can&#8217;t you see<br \/>\n(It&#8217;s turned into reality)<br \/>\nNo, it ain&#8217;t folklore<br \/>\n(That&#8217;s that&#8217;s for sure)<br \/>\nNow it&#8217;s inevitability<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<br \/>\nCreatures crawling from the page<br \/>\nAncient scripts in modern age<br \/>\nEvery symbol, every sign<br \/>\nFalls into a perfect line<br \/>\nWhat we feared but never knew<br \/>\nNow is standing in full view<br \/>\nEvery legend finds its place<br \/>\nWritten on the human face<\/p>\n<p>[Pre-Chorus]<br \/>\nEchoes louder than before<br \/>\nKnocking hard on every door<br \/>\nEvery myth we tried to store<br \/>\nSpills out onto the floor<\/p>\n<p>[Refrain]<br \/>\nNo, it ain&#8217;t folklore<br \/>\n(Any more)<br \/>\nOh, woe, can&#8217;t you see<br \/>\n(It&#8217;s turned into reality)<br \/>\nNo, it ain&#8217;t folklore<br \/>\n(That&#8217;s that&#8217;s for sure)<br \/>\nNow it&#8217;s inevitability<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge \u2013 Minimal, Haunting Vocals, Distant Percussion]<br \/>\nWe told ourselves it wasn\u2019t real<br \/>\nJust a way to make us feel<br \/>\nSafe inside a story\u2019s frame<br \/>\nNow we only have ourselves to blame<\/p>\n<p>[Breakdown \u2013 Drum Pulse, Low Chant]<br \/>\nFolklore\u2026 no more\u2026<br \/>\nFolklore\u2026 no more\u2026<\/p>\n<p>[Final Refrain \u2013 Full Arrangement, Rising Intensity]<br \/>\nNo, it ain&#8217;t folklore<br \/>\n(Any more)<br \/>\nOh, woe, can&#8217;t you see<br \/>\n(It&#8217;s turned into reality)<br \/>\nNo, it ain&#8217;t folklore<br \/>\n(That&#8217;s that&#8217;s for sure)<br \/>\nNow it&#8217;s inevitability<\/p>\n<p>[Outro \u2013 Wind FX, Fading Acoustic Guitar, Whispered Voices]<br \/>\nStories (told\u2026)<br \/>\nTruths (unfold\u2026)<br \/>\nNothing left\u2026<br \/>\nTo call folklore\u2026<br \/>\n(No, not any more)<\/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>[Intro] [Acoustic Guitar, Low Drone, Wind FX] Whispers carried through the trees Stories riding on the breeze Once dismissed as something old Now they\u2019re breaking through the mold [Verse 1] Tales we told to pass the night Shadows dancing in the light Legends etched in fear and flame Now they\u2019re stepping out by name Warnings 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