The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
Sunday lunch at the Windsor's
Stealing all of the family silver
We're gonna melt it all down, there's a new king in town
He's got the cut and the rub, yeah
The chances are that you'll never see his face
He will brighten your day, you got the methods to pay
Well the sky opened up, and the weather fell out
On our town we all drowned from love in the clouds
And the one and only, his affectionate majesty
Made a decree, go to work on an e, he said
I'm the king of Kissingdom
I'm the king of all the dreams that you never had
I'm the king of Kissingdom
I'm the king of all the dreams that you never had
Oh, Kissingdom filled the windscreen
God was feeding us to the palace gates
Tripping over our smile we stood and rang on the bell
We all got drunk on his favour
But only sober enough to want it more
His faithful subjects in pain, it's cold turkey today
And the one and only, his affectionate majesty
Made a decree, go to work on an e, he said
I'm the king of Kissingdom
I'm the king of all the dreams that you never had
I'm the king of Kissingdom
I'm the king of all the dreams that you never had
I'm the king of Kissingdom
(The king of Kissingdom)
I'm the king, I'm the king
I'm the king of Kissingdom
I'm the king of all the dreams that you never had
In there, all the king's whores and all the king's hitmen
Over there, all the king's in-laws, they're inbred and in their year, ooh
You could never say no no, no no, no no
You could never say no no no no, no no, no no, oooh
I'm the king of all the dreams that you never had
I'm the king of Kissingdom
I'm the king of all the dreams that you never had
Stealing all of the family silver
We're gonna melt it all down, there's a new king in town
He's got the cut and the rub, yeah
The chances are that you'll never see his face
He will brighten your day, you got the methods to pay
Well the sky opened up, and the weather fell out
On our town we all drowned from love in the clouds
And the one and only, his affectionate majesty
Made a decree, go to work on an e, he said
I'm the king of Kissingdom
I'm the king of all the dreams that you never had
I'm the king of Kissingdom
I'm the king of all the dreams that you never had
Oh, Kissingdom filled the windscreen
God was feeding us to the palace gates
Tripping over our smile we stood and rang on the bell
We all got drunk on his favour
But only sober enough to want it more
His faithful subjects in pain, it's cold turkey today
And the one and only, his affectionate majesty
Made a decree, go to work on an e, he said
I'm the king of Kissingdom
I'm the king of all the dreams that you never had
I'm the king of Kissingdom
I'm the king of all the dreams that you never had
I'm the king of Kissingdom
(The king of Kissingdom)
I'm the king, I'm the king
I'm the king of Kissingdom
I'm the king of all the dreams that you never had
In there, all the king's whores and all the king's hitmen
Over there, all the king's in-laws, they're inbred and in their year, ooh
You could never say no no, no no, no no
You could never say no no no no, no no, no no, oooh
I'm the king of all the dreams that you never had
I'm the king of Kissingdom
I'm the king of all the dreams that you never had
Lyrics submitted by MorningRainIsland
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Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
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