Cracked

By admin | Published: November 28, 2025

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[Intro]
In fact…
(Cracked)

[Verse 1]
Is he chipped
(Is she clipped)
Has the hairline

[Bridge]
Come to the end of its time?
[Instrumental, Piano Solo]

[Chorus]
In fact…
(Cracked)
Secret spoken
(Broken)

[Verse 2]
Disadvantaged
(She is damaged)
See the sublime

[Bridge]
Come to the end of our time

[Chorus]
In fact…
(Cracked)
Secret spoken
(Broken)

[Outro]
The word’s been said
(The secret’s dead)
Now the whole world knows
(How our thing goes)
In fact…
(Cracked)

From the album “In the Rough“

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Alligatored

By admin | Published: November 28, 2025

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[Intro]
Alligatored
(The rough can’t be ignored)

[Refrain]
Cracked and rough
(Leathered tough)
Resembling the skin
(Of a reptilian)

[Bridge]
Alligatored
(The rough can’t be ignored)

[Refrain]
Cracked and rough
(Leathered tough)
Resembling the skin
(Of a reptilian)

[Bridge]
Alligatored
(The rough can’t be ignored)
Weathered (untethered)

[Refrain]
Cracked and rough
(Leathered tough)
Resembling the skin
(Of a reptilian)

[Bridge]
Alligatored
(The rough can’t be ignored)
Weathered (untethered)
Crack and acquired
(Gloves are required)

[Refrain]
Cracked and rough
(Leathered tough)
Resembling the skin
(Of a reptilian)

[Outro]
Alligatored
(The rough can’t be ignored)
Weathered (untethered)
Crack and acquired
(Gloves are required)
Alligatored
(Hardly catered)
Crocodiled
(Filed)

From the album “In the Rough“

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Face Down in the Dirt

By admin | Published: November 27, 2025

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Face-Down-in-the-Dirt-intro.mp3

[Intro]
Hey! Mother Nature
(Didn’t mean to flirt)
Yet, dare I say…
… here I lay….
(Face down in the dirt)

[Bridge]
Slipped (tripped)
Fell in love

[Refrain]
Hey! Mother Nature
(Didn’t mean to flirt)
Yet, dare I say…
… here I lay….
(Face down in the dirt)

[Bridge]
Slipped (tripped)
Fell in love
(Push came to shove)
Slipped (tripped)
Fell in love

[Refrain]
Hey! Mother Nature
(Didn’t mean to flirt)
Yet, dare I say…
… here I lay….
(Face down in the dirt)

[Outro]
Slipped (tripped)
Fell in love
(Push came to shove)
Slipped (tripped)
Fell in love
(You say no big deal?)
Head over heals
(Know how I fell)
Came the day
(We both lay)
Face down in the dirt
(Does it hurt?)

ABOUT THE SONG

The new release of the day, “Face Down in the Dirt,” is a song of thanksgiving—an ode to the moment you realize just how deeply you love Mother Nature and the astonishing gift of being alive. Built around an acoustic rhythm guitar with piano, organ, and layered synthesizers, the track drifts between humility, humor, and heartfelt devotion.

The lyrics tell the story with a playful kind of reverence.
It opens with a confession:
“Hey! Mother Nature / Didn’t mean to flirt…”
but the narrator quickly admits where that flirtation leads—
“Here I lay… face down in the dirt.”
Rather than defeat, it’s a moment of awakening.

The recurring bridge, “Slipped (tripped) / Fell in love,” captures the accidental, irresistible pull toward the natural world—how easily we forget our place until we stumble right into it. Each repetition deepens the realization: love found not in triumph, but in humility.

By the end, the song leans fully into that surrender.
“Head over heels / Know how I fell / Came the day / We both lay / Face down in the dirt.”
It’s gratitude expressed through grounding—literally—recognizing that connection to the earth is both humbling and healing.

“Face Down in the Dirt” is a thanksgiving anthem for anyone who has ever been knocked down by life only to discover, in the soil and silence, something worth loving even more.

KingArthur Holiday Band: Thanksgiving

A bonus track from Christmas Bliss
From the album “In the Rough“

Christmas Home

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Turn Back the Clock

By admin | Published: November 27, 2025

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[Intro]
Turn back the clock
(Rebel rock)

[Verse 1]
Watchin’ the years roll by
(Forgot to stop… wonder why)
Ya last the days slip away
(Fade to black… can’t get ’em back)

[Bridge]
Turn back the clock
(Rebel rock)

[Chorus]
No sense being told
(You’re growing old)
Let “praise the young”
(Be forever sung)

[Verse 2]
Not watchin’ life roll by
(I had to figure out “why?”)
Made a lifelong habit
(Of lovin’ every bit of it)

[Bridge]
Take stock
Turn back the clock
(Let your rebel rock)

[Chorus]
No sense being told
(You’re growing old)
Let “praise the young”
(Be forever sung)

[Bridge]
The bell’s unrung
(Innocence grows bold)
Time to take stock
Turn back the clock
(Let your rebel rock)
Don’t let age take its toll
(Rock n’ roll!)

[Outro]
No sense being told
(You’re growing old)
Let “praise the young”
(Be forever sung)

From the album “In the Rough“

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Alchemy

By admin | Published: November 27, 2025

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[Intro]
Alchemy
(It’s a mystery)

[Verse 1]
Protoscientific
(Tradition)
A terrific
(Rendition)

[Bridge]
Alchemy
(It’s a mystery)

[Chorus]
A magical transformation
(Turning old into gold)
… a manifestation
(Take the whine and make it shine)

[Verse 2]
A universal cure
(Tradition)
A terrific
(Rendition)

[Bridge]
Alchemy
(It’s a mystery)

[Chorus]
A magical transformation
(Turning old into gold)
… a manifestation
(Take the whine and make it shine)

[Outro]
Oh, so fine
(Shine, shine, shine)
Alchemy
(No longer mystery)
Metaphorically
(Created chemistry)
Immortality
(Live indefinitely)

ABOUT THE SONG
Alchemy is an ancient protoscientific tradition that aimed to transform base metals into gold, discover a universal cure for disease, and find a way to prolong life indefinitely. It combined elements of chemistry, philosophy, and mysticism, and while its primary physical goals were not achieved, its experimental practices laid the groundwork for modern chemistry. Today, the term is also used metaphorically to describe any seemingly magical process of transformation.

From the album “In the Rough“

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Coming Bare

By admin | Published: November 27, 2025

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Coming-Bare-intro.mp3

[Intro]
Coming bare…
(I’ve come to bear)
… to live to give…
(To share)

[Refrain]
“Living is giving”
(A man)
… understand?
Say it again:
(All man)
Amen
(All man)
Say it again:
(All man)
Amen
(Amen)

[Bridge]
Coming bare…
(We’ve come to bear)
… to live to give…
(To share)
Arrive alive
(Thrive)
Strive
… to live to give…

[Refrain]
“Living is giving”
(A man)
… understand?

[Outro]
(Ahh, ahh, ahh, ahhh)
Angels on high (sigh)
Say it again:
(All man)
Amen
(All man)
Say it again:
(All man)
Amen
(Amen)

From the album “In the Rough“

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Polish

By admin | Published: November 27, 2025

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[Intro]
Polish that stone
(Or leave it alone)

[Refrain]
If you can make it shine
(That’d be fine)
But, I don’t know
(If you can make it glow)

[Bridge]
Shall I give ‘er a go?
Polish that stone
(Or leave it alone)
Out of the rough
(With a bit of buff)

[Refrain]
If you can make it shine
(That’d be fine)
But, I don’t know
(If you can make it glow)

[Bridge]
Shall I give ‘er a go?
(Woe, I dunno)
Polish that stone
(Or leave it alone)
Out of the rough
(With a bit of buff)
Come on! Make it shine
(Shine oh so fine)

[Refrain]
If you can make it shine
(That’d be fine)
But, I don’t know
(If you can make it glow)

[Outro]
Shall I give ‘er a go?
(Woe, I dunno)
Polish that stone
(Or leave it alone)
Out of the rough
(With a bit of buff)
Come on! Make it shine
(Shine oh so fine)
Shine… let ‘er shine
(Shine, shine, shine)

From the album “In the Rough“

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Tall Grass

By admin | Published: November 27, 2025

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[Intro]
Keep your eye on the ball
(Because, after all….)

[Verse 1]
Take a whack at it
(Give it a whirl)
Come on, girl
(Break that habit)

[Bridge]
Keep your eye on the ball
(Because, after all….)

[Chorus]
Watch it fall
(In the tall grass)
In the rough
(The going gets tough)
Keep your eye on the ball
(Don’t be an ass)

[Bridge]
All
(Keep your eye on the ball)

[Verse 2]
Come on, really swing
(Whack that thing)
Where it goes…
(Nobody knows)

[Bridge]
Keep your eye on the ball
(Because, after all….)

[Chorus]
Watch it fall
(In the tall grass)
In the rough
(The going gets tough)
Keep your eye on the ball
(Don’t be an ass)

[Outro]
All
(Keep your eye on the ball)
Watch it roll
(Toward the goal)
We’ve had enough
(Landing in the rough)
All
(Keep your eye on the ball)

From the album “In the Rough“

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The Battles of Lexington and Concord

By admin | Published: November 27, 2025

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The-Battles-of-Lexington-and-Concord-intro.mp3

[Intro]
Ignited the revolution
(United a nation)

[Refrain]
A victory
(For all to see)
A victory
(We’ve come to be)

[Bridge]
Free (… eeeeee…)
The Battles of Lexington and Concord
(Shot heard round he world)
Our flag unfurled
Ignited the revolution
(United a nation)

[Refrain]
A victory
(For all to see)
A victory
(We’ve come to be)
We! (We, e, e, e)

[Bridge]
(Bang!)
Free (… eeeeee…)
Our flag unfurled
Shot!
(Shot heard round he world)
Ignited the revolution
(United a nation)

[Refrain]
A victory
(For all to see)
A victory
(We’ve come to be)
We! (We, e, e, e)
Dang!

[Outro]
(Bang!)
Free (… eeeeee…)
Have you heard the word
(Conquered “The Sword”)
Our flag unfurled
(The Battles of Lexington and Concord)
Shot!
(Shot heard round he world)
Ignited the revolution
(United a nation)
The story (of our history)
Never grows old
(Shot heard round he world)
The rebels sang:
(Bang!)

ABOUT THE SONG
The Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775, were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War, starting when British troops marched to seize colonial arms in Concord, Massachusetts. Colonists, warned by riders like Paul Revere, mobilized their militias. After an initial skirmish at Lexington where eight militiamen were killed, the British faced heavy resistance at Concord’s North Bridge and were ambushed repeatedly by colonial forces during their retreat to Boston, suffering significant casualties and marking an American victory that ignited the revolution.

“The shot heard ’round the world” refers to the opening shot of the battles of Lexington and Concord. The phrase, coined by Ralph Waldo Emerson in his 1837 poem Concord Hymn, signifies that this event signaled the start of armed conflict against Great Britain and the beginning of the fight for American independence, which would spread globally.

From the album “In the Rough“

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A Rough Take

By admin | Published: November 27, 2025

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[Intro]
Time to create
(A rough take)
Come on, you know…
(A demo)

[Verse 1]
Let’s lay it down
(Once we’ve found the sound)
A sound recording
(Of a sound recording)

[Chorus]
Time to create
(A rough take)
Come on, you know…
(A demo)

[Bridge]
Let’s go!
Tune in (turn on)
Begin (rockin’)

[Verse 2]
Let’s get in a groove
(One that makes you move)
Create a new song
(So people can sing along)

[Chorus]
Time to create
(A rough take)
Come on, you know…
(A demo)

[Bridge]
Let’s go!
Tune in (turn on)
Begin (rockin’)

[Outro]
Go, go, go!
Tune in (turn on)
Begin (rockin’)
It’s a new dawn
(Come on along)
Sing a song
(All day long)

From the album “In the Rough“

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Grinder

By admin | Published: November 26, 2025

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[Intro]
A little finer
(Through the grinder)

[Verse 1]
Need a sharper edge
(A smoother finish)
Need a bigger sledge
(To help drive the wedge)

[Bridge]
A little finer
(Through the grinder)

[Chorus]
No, won’t mince my words
(Giving the whole truth)
Words out cut the swords
(Giving my eye tooth)

[Verse 2]
Polish a fine shine
(Reflect the light)
Find a kind grind
(To incite insight)

[Bridge]
A little finer
(Through the grinder)

[Chorus]
No, won’t mince my words
(Giving the whole truth)
Words out cut the swords
(Giving my eye tooth)

[Outro]
For transparency
(Can you see)
Call out hypocrisy
(Can we see)
Seeking to be free
(Naturally)

From the album “In the Rough“

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Stalemate

By admin | Published: November 26, 2025

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[Intro]
In a stale state
(Stalemate)

[Verse 1]
Seem to be stuck
(In the same position)
Stuck in the muck
(Of a lame situation)

[Chorus]
In a stale state
(Stalemate)
Frustrate the irate
(Stalemate)

[Bridge]
Participate
(In a clean break)
Make a stake

[Verse 2]
Am I idle
(Stuck in a stall)
Can’t quite fulfill
(Anything at all)

[Chorus]
In a stale state
(Stalemate)
Frustrate the irate
(Stalemate)

[Bridge]
Participate
(In a clean break)
Make a stake
(Set your soul free)
Completely

[Chorus]
In a stale state
(Stalemate)
Frustrate the irate
(Stalemate)

[Outro]
Participate
(In a clean break)
Make a stake
(Set your soul free)
Completely
(And nevertheless)
Make it fresh

From the album “In the Rough“

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Sleeping (In the Rough)

By admin | Published: November 26, 2025

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[Intro]
The going got tough
(Sleeping in the rough)

[Verse 1]
Extreme weather
(And violence)
The consequence
(Of nether)

[Bridge]
The going got tough
(Sleeping in the rough)

[Chorus]
Fallin’ on hard times
(Societal high crimes)
The inequality
(Is getting to me)

[Verse 2]
Stole my shoes
(Stole my shirt)
Who would choose
(Sleeping on dirt)

[Bridge]
The going got tough
(Sleeping in the rough)

[Chorus]
Fallin’ on hard times
(Societal high crimes)
The inequality
(Is getting to me)

[Outro]
Who thinks this is….
(Justice)
… it just is
The going got tough
(Sleeping in the rough)
Hard to call home
(Sleeping alone)

From the album “In the Rough“

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Disruption

By admin | Published: November 25, 2025

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[Intro]
3, 2, 1…
(Run!)
An eruption
(Of disruption)

[Verse 1]
She’s starting to smoke
(Starting to smolder)
She ain’t no joke
(Smarter and bolder)

[Bridge]
3, 2, 1…
(Run!)

[Chorus]
An eruption
(Of disruption)
She’s getting ready to blow
An eruption
(Of disruption)
Rockin’ steady… start the show!

[Verse 2]
Hey, now! I’m telling you
(She’s starting to spew)
Molten pipin’ hot
(Touch? …better not!)

[Bridge]
3, 2, 1…
(Run!)

[Chorus]
An eruption
(Of disruption)
She’s getting ready to blow
An eruption
(Of disruption)
Rockin’ steady… start the show!

[Outro]
Are you ready to go?
3, 2, 1…
(Run!)

From the album “In the Rough“

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Abrasive Substance

By admin | Published: November 25, 2025

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[Intro]
Abrasive substance
(Rubs me the wrong way)

[Verse 1]
Your whiskers
(When pressed to flesh)
Shouts from whispers
(Will blood be fresh)

[Chorus]
Abrasive substance
(Rubs me the wrong way)
Abuse of existence
(Watching life decay)

[Bridge]
As for me
… my destiny…
(Free)
Freewill
(Now until…)

[Verse 2]
Sand in my sheets
(Blood on the streets)
Shouts from whispers
(Complete disasters)

[Chorus]
Abrasive substance
(Rubs me the wrong way)
Abuse of existence
(Watching life decay)

[Bridge]
As for me
… my destiny…
(Free)
Freewill
(Now until…)
Until I…
(Fly)
Never say die!

[Outro]
(Avoid)
Abrasive substances
(Rather float away)
Abuse of existence
(Is not my foray)
Cherish the moment
(Minute by minute)
… the moment

ABOUT THE SONG

The new release of the day, “Abrasive Substance,” is a song about thanks and giving—and the choice each of us faces in how we move through the world. Do you spend your life as an abrasive substance, grinding down everyone and everything you touch? Or do you choose to be a force that helps set freewill free?

Built on a gritty electric-guitar rhythm riff and grounded by earthy organ and keyboard layers, the track explores the tension between destructive habits and intentional, meaningful living.

The lyrics paint the contrast clearly:

  • “Sand in my sheets / Blood on the streets” evokes irritation turning into violence—how small frictions escalate when we let bitterness rule.

  • The refrain “Abrasive substance / Rubs me the wrong way” reflects how corrosive attitudes erode not only others but ourselves, leading to the “abuse of existence” and the slow decay of what makes life worth living.

  • The bridge shifts the tone: a personal declaration of liberation. “As for me… my destiny… free / Freewill now until… I fly” signals a conscious refusal to live in anger, choosing instead perseverance, openness, and agency.

By the outro, the message crystallizes: avoid abrasive ways of being, rise above the friction, and cherish each moment, minute by minute.

“Abrasive Substance” is ultimately a song about choosing gratitude over grievance—and remembering that freedom begins inside.

KingArthur Holiday Band: Thanksgiving

A bonus track from Christmas Bliss
From the album “In the Rough“

Christmas Home

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