{"id":52639,"date":"2026-04-22T12:06:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T12:06:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/?p=52639"},"modified":"2026-04-22T12:06:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T12:06:25","slug":"exit-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2026\/04\/22\/exit-strategy\/","title":{"rendered":"Exit Strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[Silence]<br \/>\n[Instrumental, Guitar, Piano, Organ, Synth, Bass, Percussion, Drums]<\/p>\n<p>[Intro]<br \/>\nWhich way is out<br \/>\n(I&#8217;m trying to find out about)<br \/>\nWhich way is out<br \/>\n(Echoes in the dark, no doubt)<br \/>\nWhich way is out<br \/>\n(Every turn just spins me \u2018round)<br \/>\nWhich way is out<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental, Guitar Solo]<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\nRunning through the echoes of a plan gone wrong<br \/>\nEvery door I open pulls me further along<br \/>\nShadows on the ceiling sketch a fractured truth<br \/>\nEvery step I\u2019m taking feels like wasted youth<\/p>\n<p>Signals in the static, breaking up the line<br \/>\nEvery reassurance just a thin disguise<br \/>\nMaps without a legend, roads without a name<br \/>\nEvery path I follow circles back again<\/p>\n<p>[Pre-Chorus]<br \/>\nIf there\u2019s a way out, it\u2019s buried deep inside<br \/>\nBeneath the fear and everything we try to hide<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nWhat&#8217;s the exit strategy<br \/>\n(Locked in our own cage)<br \/>\nCan we avoid tragedy<br \/>\n(Despite all of our rage?)<br \/>\nSearching for a remedy<br \/>\n(While we turn the page)<br \/>\nWhat&#8217;s the exit strategy<br \/>\n(From this endless stage?)<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental, Guitar + Piano Riff]<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<br \/>\nConversations looping like a worn-out tape<br \/>\nEvery explanation just another escape<br \/>\nTruth is in the tension that we never face<br \/>\nFighting for a freedom we refuse to trace<\/p>\n<p>Building up a fortress just to keep us in<br \/>\nWalls we thought were armor wearing thin and dim<br \/>\nEvery contradiction stacking up inside<br \/>\nEvery quiet moment something else to hide<\/p>\n<p>[Pre-Chorus]<br \/>\nIf there\u2019s a way out, we\u2019ve buried it alive<br \/>\nUnder all the reasons we pretend to thrive<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nWhat&#8217;s the exit strategy<br \/>\n(Locked in our own cage)<br \/>\nCan we avoid tragedy<br \/>\n(Despite all of our rage?)<br \/>\nClinging to a memory<br \/>\n(From a distant age)<br \/>\nWhat&#8217;s the exit strategy<br \/>\n(From this endless stage?)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge \u2013 Piano, Organ, Minimal Percussion]<br \/>\nNo map, no guide<br \/>\n(Just a shifting tide)<br \/>\nWe justify the fall<br \/>\n(Like we designed it all)<br \/>\nNo key, no code<br \/>\n(Just a heavy load)<br \/>\nWe carry what we chose<br \/>\n(But no one really knows)<\/p>\n<p>[Build \u2013 Full Band Rising]<br \/>\nWhich way is out<br \/>\n(I&#8217;m trying to find out about)<br \/>\nWhich way is out<br \/>\n(We scream and we shout)<br \/>\nWhich way is out<br \/>\n(When the lights all fade?)<br \/>\nWhich way is out<br \/>\n(From the plans we made?)<\/p>\n<p>[Final Chorus \u2013 Full Arrangement, Layered Vocals]<br \/>\nWhat&#8217;s the exit strategy<br \/>\n(Breaking through the cage)<br \/>\nCan we rewrite history<br \/>\n(Or just disengage?)<br \/>\nFacing all the entropy<br \/>\n(As we disengage)<br \/>\nWhat&#8217;s the exit strategy<br \/>\n(At the final stage?)<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental Outro \u2013 Guitar Solo, Piano Underscore]<br \/>\n[Silence]<\/p>\n<p>From the album <strong>&#8220;<a href=\"\/albums\/Exit-Strategy\/\">Exit Strategy<\/a>&#8220;<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Silence] [Instrumental, Guitar, Piano, Organ, Synth, Bass, Percussion, Drums] [Intro] Which way is out (I&#8217;m trying to find out about) Which way is out (Echoes in the dark, no doubt) Which way is out (Every turn just spins me \u2018round) Which way is out [Instrumental, Guitar Solo] [Verse 1] Running through the echoes of a 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