{"id":52934,"date":"2026-05-01T13:55:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T13:55:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/?p=52934"},"modified":"2026-05-01T13:55:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T13:55:45","slug":"leaning-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2026\/05\/01\/leaning-over\/","title":{"rendered":"Leaning Over"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[Silence]<br \/>\n[Instrumental, Guitar, Piano, Organ, Synth, Bass, Percussion, Drums]<br \/>\n[Intro]<br \/>\n[Instrumental Intro: Pulsing Bass, Organ Swell, Muted Guitar Chops, Rising Synth Filter]<br \/>\n[Minimal Beat, Sub Bass, Spoken Vocal]<br \/>\nPlease be careful<br \/>\n(Leaning over the railing)<br \/>\nThat would be awful<br \/>\n(If either starts failing)<br \/>\n[Instrumental]<br \/>\n[Guitar Solo, Echo Delay, Slight Distortion, Rising Feedback]<br \/>\n[Organ Stabs, Driving Bass, Snare March, Hi-Hat Build]<br \/>\n[Synth Layer Expands, Atmosphere Thickens]<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\n[Mid-Tempo Groove, Bass Guitar, Clean Electric Guitar, Tight Drums]<br \/>\nWind cuts sharp across the edge<br \/>\nWhere caution meets a fragile ledge<br \/>\nEvery glance becomes a pull<br \/>\nGravity is never dull<br \/>\nYou think you\u2019re steady, think you\u2019re fine<br \/>\nBut balance blurs along the line<br \/>\nOne small shift, one careless lean<br \/>\nAnd the world forgets what\u2019s between<\/p>\n<p>[Pre-Chorus]<br \/>\n[Build-Up, Rising Strings, Snare Crescendo, Distant Vocal Echo]<br \/>\nPlease be careful<br \/>\n(Leaning over the railing)<br \/>\nThat would be awful<br \/>\n(If either starts failing)<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\n[Full Band, Heavy Drums, Driving Bass, Layered Vocals, Emotional Surge]<br \/>\nIf you end up falling<br \/>\n(Over the edge)<br \/>\nSailing and flailing<br \/>\n(Down to the dredge)<\/p>\n<p>Do you hear the reaper calling?<br \/>\n(Slip and falling)<br \/>\nFlailing and wailing<br \/>\n(Out on the ledge)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<br \/>\n[Reduced Instrumentation, Piano Focus, Ambient Synth Pad]<br \/>\nThe height doesn\u2019t ask your name<br \/>\nIt doesn\u2019t care for pride or fame<br \/>\nIt only waits for shifting feet<br \/>\nFor hesitation, incomplete<br \/>\nEvery railing holds a truth<br \/>\nA warning carved in aged proof<br \/>\nBut curiosity bends near<br \/>\nWhen silence amplifies the fear<\/p>\n<p>[Pre-Chorus]<br \/>\n[Intensity Rises, Percussion Layering, Guitar Feedback Swells]<br \/>\nPlease be careful<br \/>\n(Leaning over the railing)<br \/>\nThat would be awful<br \/>\n(If either starts failing)<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\n[Full Energy, Anthemic Instrumentation, Choir-Like Synth Layers]<br \/>\nIf you end up falling<br \/>\n(Over the edge)<br \/>\nSailing and flailing<br \/>\n(Down&#8230; down in the dredge)<\/p>\n<p>Do you fear the reaper calling?<br \/>\n(Slip and falling)<br \/>\nFlailing and wailing<br \/>\n(Through every pledge)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\n[Breakdown, Sparse Piano, Reversed Guitar, Distant Wind Noise]<br \/>\nIs it fear or is it thrill<br \/>\n(That makes you lean against the will?)<br \/>\nEvery second holds its breath<br \/>\n(Balanced somewhere close to death)<br \/>\n[Build-Up, Rising Noise, Drum Crescendo, Feedback Surge]<br \/>\nHold the line, don\u2019t let it break<br \/>\n(Every move is yours to take)<br \/>\nStep back now or step too far<br \/>\n(And redefine just where you are)<br \/>\nWho you are<br \/>\n(What you are&#8230;)<\/p>\n<p>[Final Chorus]<br \/>\n[Maximum Intensity, Full Orchestra Synth, Double Kick Drums, Layered Vocals]<br \/>\nIf you end up falling<br \/>\n(Over the edge)<br \/>\nSailing and flailing<br \/>\n(Down in the dredge)<\/p>\n<p>Are you feel the reaper gnawing?<br \/>\n(Slippin&#8217; and fallin&#8217;)<br \/>\nFlailing and wailing<br \/>\n(Out on the edge)<\/p>\n<p>[Outro]<br \/>\n[Slow Fade, Minimal Synth, Soft Guitar Harmonics, Distant Echo of Wind]<br \/>\nPlease be careful\u2026<br \/>\n(Prevent awful)<br \/>\nHeart be still&#8230;<br \/>\n(Please be careful\u2026)<br \/>\n[Silence]<\/p>\n<p>From the album <strong>&#8220;<a href=\"\/albums\/Rail\/\">Rail<\/a>&#8220;<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Silence] [Instrumental, Guitar, Piano, Organ, Synth, Bass, Percussion, Drums] [Intro] [Instrumental Intro: Pulsing Bass, Organ Swell, Muted Guitar Chops, Rising Synth Filter] [Minimal Beat, Sub Bass, Spoken Vocal] Please be careful (Leaning over the railing) That would be awful (If either starts failing) [Instrumental] [Guitar Solo, Echo Delay, Slight Distortion, Rising Feedback] [Organ Stabs, Driving [&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-52934","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52934","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=52934"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52934\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52936,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52934\/revisions\/52936"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52934"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52934"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52934"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}