The Architect (Kacey Musgraves song)

"The Architect" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Kacey Musgraves for her sixth studio album, Deeper Well (2024). Musgraves wrote the song with Josh Osborne and Shane McAnally in early 2023 and produced it with Daniel Tashian and Ian Fitchuk. "The Architect" was released to country radio as the album's fourth single on March 25, 2024. A song pondering the existence of God, the song was written in the aftermath of the 2023 Nashville school shooting as the songwriters discussed how a creator deity could let bad things happen.

Critics have praised "The Architect" for its songwriting and the song won Best Country Song at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards, in addition to being nominated for Best Country Solo Performance. Musgraves has performed "The Architect" on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Today, Austin City Limits, and the 58th Annual Country Music Association Awards, as well as on the Deeper Well World Tour (2024). A music video for the song was released in December 2024.