{"id":53669,"date":"2026-05-28T12:55:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T12:55:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/?p=53669"},"modified":"2026-05-28T12:55:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T12:55:29","slug":"no-raise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2026\/05\/28\/no-raise\/","title":{"rendered":"No, Raise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[Intro]<br \/>\n[Instrumental Intro: Bright Guitar Arpeggios, Uplifting Piano Chords, Steady Kick Pulse, Rising Synth Texture]<\/p>\n<p>So many shouting through the haze<br \/>\nCaught between destruction and change<br \/>\nWords collide in the heat of the night<br \/>\nTrying to define what\u2019s wrong or right<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\n[Arrangement: Funk-Driven Bassline, Clean Rhythm Guitar, Tight Snare Groove, Warm Organ Layer]<\/p>\n<p>Some say burn it to the floor<br \/>\nLike nothing matters anymore<br \/>\nBut broken pieces don\u2019t explain<br \/>\nHow to heal the hurt and pain<\/p>\n<p>Know the future starts with hands<br \/>\nBuilding more than making demands<br \/>\nBrick by brick and soul by soul<br \/>\nTurning fragments into whole<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\n[Arrangement: Anthemic Guitars, Layered Harmonies, Wide Synth Pads, Energetic Drum Accents]<\/p>\n<p>Did you say raze?<br \/>\n(No, no &#8211; raise)<br \/>\nDon&#8217;t tear it down<br \/>\n(Build up from the ground)<\/p>\n<p>Lift the lame<br \/>\n(Don\u2019t spread blame)<br \/>\nTurn the light<br \/>\n(Into a sound)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<br \/>\n[Arrangement: Pulsing Bass Synth, Delayed Guitar Chops, Driving Drum Beat, Atmospheric Backing Vocals]<\/p>\n<p>This movement needs a dream<br \/>\nSomething more than rage and steam<br \/>\nIf you only clear the land<br \/>\nWhat survives to take a stand?<\/p>\n<p>Hope requires a steady hand<br \/>\nMore than slogans in the sand<br \/>\nEvery vision worth the climb<br \/>\nNeeds a heart that lasts through time<\/p>\n<p>[Refrain]<br \/>\n[Arrangement: Chant-Style Vocals, Tom Percussion, Organ Swells, Crowd Claps]<\/p>\n<p>Raze?<br \/>\n(Raise!)<br \/>\nHigher and higher<\/p>\n<p>Raze?<br \/>\n(Raise!)<br \/>\nYour heart&#8217;s desire<\/p>\n<p>Rise<br \/>\n(Above the fire)<br \/>\nReach<br \/>\n(For something higher)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\n[Arrangement: Half-Time Groove, Sustained Guitar Notes, Deep Bass Drone, Expanding Choir Synths]<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s enough ash in the sky<br \/>\nEnough reasons left to cry<br \/>\nMaybe now the stronger art<br \/>\nIs rebuilding from the heart<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\n[Arrangement: Full Band Lift, Double-Time Drums, Harmonized Lead Guitar, Massive Vocal Stack]<\/p>\n<p>Did you say raze?<br \/>\n(No, no &#8211; raise)<br \/>\nDon&#8217;t tear it down<br \/>\n(Build up from the ground)<\/p>\n<p>Raise the dream<br \/>\n(Make it seen)<br \/>\nRaise the world<br \/>\n(Without burning it down)<br \/>\nDown, down, down<\/p>\n<p>[Outro]<br \/>\n[Arrangement: Fading Piano Motif, Echo Guitar Delay, Soft Crowd Vocals, Ambient Synth Glow]<\/p>\n<p>Not destruction, not decay<br \/>\nBut something stronger on the way<br \/>\nHands together, voices raised<br \/>\nTurning darkness into days.<\/p>\n<p>From the album <strong>&#8220;<a href=\"\/albums\/Raze\/\">Raze<\/a>&#8220;<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Intro] [Instrumental Intro: Bright Guitar Arpeggios, Uplifting Piano Chords, Steady Kick Pulse, Rising Synth Texture] So many shouting through the haze Caught between destruction and change Words collide in the heat of the night Trying to define what\u2019s wrong or right [Verse 1] [Arrangement: Funk-Driven Bassline, Clean Rhythm Guitar, Tight Snare Groove, Warm Organ Layer] [&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-53669","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53669","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=53669"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53669\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53670,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53669\/revisions\/53670"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}