{"id":52649,"date":"2026-04-22T12:33:45","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T12:33:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/?p=52649"},"modified":"2026-04-22T12:33:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T12:33:45","slug":"head-first-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2026\/04\/22\/head-first-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Head First"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[Intro \u2013 Driving Guitar Riff, Tight Drums]<br \/>\nNo hesitation in my step<br \/>\nNo safety net, no second guess<br \/>\nFeel the edge beneath my skin<br \/>\nThat\u2019s where I begin<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\nEvery warning sign I read<br \/>\nTurns into a dare I need<br \/>\nEvery line I shouldn\u2019t cross<br \/>\nFeels like something worth the cost<\/p>\n<p>Voices telling me to wait<br \/>\nBut I\u2019m already through the gate<br \/>\nIf it breaks, then let it break<br \/>\nI don\u2019t bend\u2014I elevate<\/p>\n<p>[Pre-Chorus]<br \/>\nI don\u2019t need a map to dive<br \/>\nI just need to feel alive<\/p>\n<p>[Refrain]<br \/>\nDivin&#8217; in<br \/>\n(Head first)<br \/>\nLook second<br \/>\n(Head first)<br \/>\nCall on reckon<br \/>\n(Head first)<br \/>\nNo protection<br \/>\n(Head first)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2 \u2013 Bass + Drums Heavier]<br \/>\nEvery fall just fuels the rise<br \/>\nEvery risk electrifies<br \/>\nIf I crash, I learn the shape<br \/>\nOf the limits I can break<\/p>\n<p>No more waiting for a sign<br \/>\nNo more standing on the line<br \/>\nIf it\u2019s wrong, I\u2019ll make it right<br \/>\nSomewhere on the other side<\/p>\n<p>[Pre-Chorus]<br \/>\nFear\u2019s a language I outgrew<br \/>\nI translate it into \u201cdo\u201d<\/p>\n<p>[Refrain]<br \/>\nDivin&#8217; in<br \/>\n(Head first)<br \/>\nThink later<br \/>\n(Head first)<br \/>\nNo savior<br \/>\n(Head first)<br \/>\nGame changer<br \/>\n(Head first)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge \u2013 Breakdown, Half-Time Groove]<br \/>\nNo backup plan, no exit route<br \/>\nNo quiet voice to talk me out<br \/>\nJust momentum, just the leap<br \/>\nInto something wild and deep<\/p>\n<p>If I\u2019m falling, let it show<br \/>\nEvery scar is something known<br \/>\nEvery impact leaves a spark<br \/>\nLighting up the dark<\/p>\n<p>[Build \u2013 Snare Rolls, Rising Guitar]<br \/>\nI don\u2019t slow, I don\u2019t stall<br \/>\nIf I\u2019m going, I go all<\/p>\n<p>[Final Refrain \u2013 Full Band, Layered Vocals]<br \/>\nDivin&#8217; in<br \/>\n(Head first)<br \/>\nNo turning<br \/>\n(Head first)<br \/>\nStill learning<br \/>\n(Head first)<br \/>\nKeep burning<br \/>\n(Head first)<\/p>\n<p>Divin&#8217; in<br \/>\n(Head first)<br \/>\nNo question<br \/>\n(Head first)<br \/>\nFull session<br \/>\n(Head first)<\/p>\n<p>[Outro \u2013 Guitar Feedback Fade, Drums Cut]<br \/>\nHead first\u2026<br \/>\n(Broken skull)<br \/>\nStill diving\u2026<br \/>\n(Score is null)<\/p>\n<p>[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>[Intro \u2013 Driving Guitar Riff, Tight Drums] No hesitation in my step No safety net, no second guess Feel the edge beneath my skin That\u2019s where I begin [Verse 1] Every warning sign I read Turns into a dare I need Every line I shouldn\u2019t cross Feels like something worth the cost Voices telling me [&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-52649","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52649","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=52649"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52649\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52650,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52649\/revisions\/52650"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52649"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52649"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52649"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}