{"id":52619,"date":"2026-04-21T12:22:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T12:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/?p=52619"},"modified":"2026-04-21T12:22:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T12:22:16","slug":"more-or-less-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2026\/04\/21\/more-or-less-3\/","title":{"rendered":"More or Less"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[Intro]<br \/>\n[Soft Piano, Subtle Bass Pulse, Light Hi-Hat]<br \/>\nSomewhere in between\u2026<br \/>\nNot quite what it seems\u2026<br \/>\n(In a dream obscene)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\nHalf a truth in full disguise<br \/>\nMeasured out in compromise<br \/>\nWhat you see and what you guess<br \/>\nNever quite align\u2014more or less<br \/>\nEdges blur, the center shifts<br \/>\nMeaning bends in subtle drifts<br \/>\nEvery answer, incomplete<br \/>\nStanding on uncertain feet<\/p>\n<p>[Pre-Chorus]<br \/>\nSay it once, then say it twice<br \/>\nTurns to something not precise<br \/>\nEvery version slightly changed<br \/>\nBy the way it\u2019s rearranged<br \/>\n(Deranged)<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nIs that true<br \/>\n(More or less)<br \/>\nPoint of view<br \/>\n(Askew)<br \/>\nConfess<br \/>\n(More less)<br \/>\nNothing\u2019s new<br \/>\n(Second guess)<br \/>\nWhat you knew<br \/>\n(Undress)<br \/>\nConfess<br \/>\n(More or less)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<br \/>\nFacts reduced to fractions now<br \/>\nBroken down to fit somehow<br \/>\nWhat was clear is undefined<br \/>\nFiltered through a different mind<br \/>\nEvery claim a sliding scale<br \/>\nSomewhere right, somewhere pale<br \/>\nTruth gets trimmed to fit the frame<br \/>\nClose enough to keep the name<\/p>\n<p>[Pre-Chorus]<br \/>\nShift the angle, change the light<br \/>\nSuddenly it\u2019s not quite right<br \/>\nEvery line begins to bend<br \/>\nToward whatever serves the end<br \/>\n(Click unsend)<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nIs that true<br \/>\n(More or less)<br \/>\nPoint of view<br \/>\n(Askew)<br \/>\nConfess<br \/>\n(More less)<br \/>\nWhat you prove<br \/>\n(Still a guess)<br \/>\nWhat you lose<br \/>\n(Address)<br \/>\nConfess<br \/>\n(More or less)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge \u2013 Minimal Beat, Spoken Layers]<br \/>\nMore\u2026<br \/>\nOr less\u2026<br \/>\nSomewhere between a lie and a guess\u2026<br \/>\nMore\u2026<br \/>\nOr less\u2026<br \/>\nTruth compressed, under stress\u2026<\/p>\n<p>[Breakdown \u2013 Pulsing Bass, Sparse Piano Hits]<br \/>\nLess is more\u2026<br \/>\nMore is less\u2026<br \/>\nNothing settles\u2026<br \/>\nNothing rests\u2026<\/p>\n<p>[Final Chorus \u2013 Full Arrangement, Layered Vocals]<br \/>\nIs that true<br \/>\n(More or less)<br \/>\nPoint of view<br \/>\n(Askew)<br \/>\nConfess<br \/>\n(More less)<br \/>\nAll we do<br \/>\n(Reassess)<br \/>\nNothing through<br \/>\n(Progress)<br \/>\nConfess<br \/>\n(More or less)<\/p>\n<p>[Outro \u2013 Piano Fade, Distant Echo]<br \/>\nClose enough\u2026<br \/>\n(In the rough)<br \/>\nNot exact\u2026<br \/>\n(Just &#8220;about&#8221;)<br \/>\nTruth fades out\u2026<br \/>\n(In the rough)<br \/>\nBetween the facts\u2026<\/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] [Soft Piano, Subtle Bass Pulse, Light Hi-Hat] Somewhere in between\u2026 Not quite what it seems\u2026 (In a dream obscene) [Verse 1] Half a truth in full disguise Measured out in compromise What you see and what you guess Never quite align\u2014more or less Edges blur, the center shifts Meaning bends in subtle drifts Every 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