{"id":53351,"date":"2026-05-15T13:04:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T13:04:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/?p=53351"},"modified":"2026-05-15T13:04:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T13:04:16","slug":"between-the-devil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2026\/05\/15\/between-the-devil\/","title":{"rendered":"Between the Devil"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[Silence]<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Organ, Synth, Bass, Percussion, Drums]<\/p>\n<p>[Intro]<br \/>\n[Instrumental Intro: Deep Bass Pulse, Rolling Tom Drums, Delayed Guitar]<br \/>\n[Ambient Ocean Waves, Organ Swell, Wind FX]<br \/>\nDark clouds gathering overhead<br \/>\n(Heavy thoughts of what&#8217;s been said)<br \/>\nOne road burning, one road cold<br \/>\n(Caught between what I\u2019ve been told)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\n[Steady Groove, Atmospheric Guitar Chops, Warm Organ]<br \/>\nPressure pulling from both sides<br \/>\nDanger hiding in the tides<br \/>\nFear can trap the heart below<br \/>\nLeave no easy place to go<\/p>\n<p>Stormy waters, rising heat<br \/>\nTrying hard to stay on my feet<br \/>\nStill a spark remains alive<br \/>\nSomething saying I can rise<\/p>\n<p>[Pre-Chorus]<br \/>\n[Organ Build, Cymbal Swell, Layered Harmony]<br \/>\nNo more sinking in despair<br \/>\n(There\u2019s another pathway there)<br \/>\nNot beneath and not between<br \/>\n(Something higher can be seen)<\/p>\n<p>[Refrain]<br \/>\n[Full Band, Open Hi-Hats, Expanding Synth Layers]<br \/>\nBetween the devil<br \/>\n(And the deep blue sea)<br \/>\nThat\u2019s where you will<br \/>\n&#8230; find me&#8230;.<br \/>\n(Temporarily)<\/p>\n<p>\u2019cause I\u2019m gonna try<br \/>\n(Gonna try to fly)<br \/>\nFly, fly, fly<br \/>\n(Fly above)<br \/>\nFly, fly, fly<br \/>\n(Tryin\u2019 love)<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental Break: Guitar Solo, Organ Lead, Ocean FX]<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<br \/>\n[Driving Drums, Pulsing Bassline, Atmospheric Synth]<br \/>\nSome are trapped by fear and rage<br \/>\nSome lock themselves inside a cage<br \/>\nTry, the sky still opens wide<br \/>\nCalling from the other side<\/p>\n<p>Not by hatred, not by greed<br \/>\nNot by forcing what &#8220;I&#8221; need<br \/>\nThe scope of hope can lift us through<br \/>\nFind a brighter shade of blue<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\n[Half-Time Groove, Ambient Piano, Echo Vocals]<br \/>\nDevils whisper from below<br \/>\n(Deep seas pull with undertow)<br \/>\nStill the human heart can rise<br \/>\n(Reeling toward the open skies)<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental Build: Rising Synth Filter, Tom Drums, Sustained Guitar]<\/p>\n<p>[Final Refrain]<br \/>\n[Massive Drums, Choir Synth, Wide Guitar Layers]<br \/>\nBetween the devil<br \/>\n(And the deep blue sea)<br \/>\nThat\u2019s where you will<br \/>\n&#8230; find me&#8230;.<br \/>\n(Temporarily)<\/p>\n<p>\u2019cause I\u2019m gonna try<br \/>\n(Gonna try to fly)<br \/>\nFly, fly, fly<br \/>\n(Fly above)<br \/>\nFly, fly, fly<br \/>\n(Tryin\u2019 love)<\/p>\n<p>Rise, rise, rise<br \/>\n(Above the fear)<br \/>\nLove, love, love<br \/>\n(Brings us here)<\/p>\n<p>[Outro]<br \/>\n[Instrumental Outro: Ocean Waves, Fading Guitar Delay, Organ Drone]<br \/>\nFly above<br \/>\n(Toward the love)<br \/>\nBeyond the sea<br \/>\n(Beyond the devil in me\u2026)<br \/>\nFly above<br \/>\n(Into the love)<\/p>\n<p>About the Song<br \/>\n\u201cBetween the Devil\u201d is a song about feeling trapped between danger, fear, pressure, or impossible choices \u2014 inspired by the expression \u201cbetween the devil and the deep blue sea.\u201d Traditionally, the phrase describes being caught between two equally difficult or risky situations.<\/p>\n<p>The song transforms that struggle into a search for transcendence rather than surrender. Instead of choosing between despair and conflict, the song seeks another path: rising above through hope, perspective, and love.<\/p>\n<p>About the Song<br \/>\nBetween the devil and the deep blue sea: Facing a choice between two equally unpleasant or dangerous options.<\/p>\n<p>From the album <strong>&#8220;<a href=\"\/albums\/Blue\/\">Blue<\/a>&#8220;<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Silence] [Instrumental, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Organ, Synth, Bass, Percussion, Drums] [Intro] [Instrumental Intro: Deep Bass Pulse, Rolling Tom Drums, Delayed Guitar] [Ambient Ocean Waves, Organ Swell, Wind FX] Dark clouds gathering overhead (Heavy thoughts of what&#8217;s been said) One road burning, one road cold (Caught between what I\u2019ve been told) [Verse 1] [Steady Groove, [&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-53351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53351","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=53351"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53351\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53354,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53351\/revisions\/53354"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53351"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53351"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53351"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}