{"id":54040,"date":"2026-06-13T14:26:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T14:26:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/?p=54040"},"modified":"2026-06-13T14:26:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T14:26:19","slug":"out-of-ink","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2026\/06\/13\/out-of-ink\/","title":{"rendered":"Out of Ink"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[Arrangement: Mid-tempo piano rock, melodic bass, Hammond organ, acoustic guitar, expressive vocal harmonies]<\/p>\n<p>[Intro]<br \/>\nBlank page<br \/>\n(Staring back)<br \/>\nLost the words<br \/>\n(Lost the track)<\/p>\n<p>Thought I had<br \/>\n(A thing to say)<br \/>\nNow it slipped<br \/>\n(Slipped&#8230; away&#8230;)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\nStarted with a story<br \/>\n(Burning in my head)<br \/>\nA thousand little thoughts<br \/>\n(That needed said)<\/p>\n<p>Reaching for the pen<br \/>\n(Just to give &#8216;er a try)<br \/>\nThen I made discovery<br \/>\n(The well&#8217;s run dry)<\/p>\n<p>[Pre-Chorus]<br \/>\nGot the paper<br \/>\n(Got the plan)<\/p>\n<p>Got the moment<br \/>\n(If I can)<\/p>\n<p>Got the feeling<br \/>\n(On the brink)<\/p>\n<p>But I&#8217;m running&#8230;<br \/>\n(Out of ink)<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nWhat do you think?<br \/>\n(Out of ink)<br \/>\nHow can I write it down<br \/>\n(&#8230;scribe for the crown)<\/p>\n<p>What do you think?<br \/>\n(Out of ink)<br \/>\nThe words are all around<br \/>\n(But they can&#8217;t be found)<\/p>\n<p>What do you think?<br \/>\n(Out of ink)<br \/>\nHow can I tell the tale<br \/>\n(When the letters fail?)<\/p>\n<p>[Refrain]<br \/>\nNothing to write with<br \/>\n(Still trying)<\/p>\n<p>Nothing to write with<br \/>\n(Still flying)<\/p>\n<p>Searching for a phrase<br \/>\n(Through the haze)<\/p>\n<p>Searching for a line<br \/>\n(Every time)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<br \/>\nStanding at the crossroads<br \/>\n(Unsure where to begin)<br \/>\nTrying to describe the world<br \/>\n(We&#8217;re living in)<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental]<br \/>\n[Piano Solo]<br \/>\n[Organ Swell]<br \/>\n[Walking Bass]<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nWhat do you think?<br \/>\n(Out of ink)<br \/>\nHow can I write it down<br \/>\n(&#8230;scribe for the crown)<\/p>\n<p>What do you think?<br \/>\n(Out of ink)<br \/>\nThe page is still around<br \/>\n(Waiting to be found)<\/p>\n<p>What do you think?<br \/>\n(Out of ink)<br \/>\nMaybe the missing part<br \/>\n(Is where I start)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\n[Arrangement: Drop to piano and voice only]<\/p>\n<p>[Refrain]<br \/>\nNothing to write with<br \/>\n(Still trying)<\/p>\n<p>Nothing to write with<br \/>\n(Still flying)<\/p>\n<p>Looking for the spark<br \/>\n(In the dark)<\/p>\n<p>Waiting for the dawn<br \/>\n(To come along)<\/p>\n<p>[Final Chorus]<br \/>\nWhat do you think?<br \/>\n(Out of ink)<br \/>\nHow can I write it down<br \/>\n(&#8230;scribe for the crown)<\/p>\n<p>What do you think?<br \/>\n(Out of ink)<br \/>\nThe story still survives<br \/>\n(Inside our minds)<\/p>\n<p>What do you think?<br \/>\n(Out of ink)<br \/>\nMaybe the missing line<br \/>\n(Just needed time)<\/p>\n<p>[Outro]<br \/>\nBlank page<br \/>\n(Not for long)<br \/>\nNew words<br \/>\n(New song)<\/p>\n<p>Out of ink<br \/>\n(So it seems)<br \/>\nStill writing<br \/>\n(In my dreams)<\/p>\n<p>From the album <strong>&#8220;<a href=\"\/albums\/Unwritten\/\">Unwritten<\/a>&#8220;<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Arrangement: Mid-tempo piano rock, melodic bass, Hammond organ, acoustic guitar, expressive vocal harmonies] [Intro] Blank page (Staring back) Lost the words (Lost the track) Thought I had (A thing to say) Now it slipped (Slipped&#8230; away&#8230;) [Verse 1] Started with a story (Burning in my head) A thousand little thoughts (That needed said) Reaching for [&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":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-54040","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sir-vent"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54040","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=54040"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54040\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":54041,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54040\/revisions\/54041"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54040"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54040"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54040"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}