| Wolf Gang – The King and All of His Men Lyrics | 5 years ago |
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This is the first interpretation I'll post, and I know the song is old, but I just have to point something out. ''Well you can fight it but you know that you won’t get your way in the end Too many people, the King and all of his men And if you’re dealing in a line of cards Won’t you take me to the queen of hearts?'' I think this section is referring to fate, which is often symbolized by 'being dealt a certain hand (of cards)'. To me, it sounds like it's saying ''you know you can't fight your destiny, the forces at play are too powerful''. It's almost like God is speaking to the singer in the first two lines, and the singer responds by saying ''well, if you're dealing in luck and bad luck, can't you just make me lucky with this girl for once?'' ''And if you’re trying to tear down what you see Pack up the stars before you come for me And if you’re dealing in a line of fate Who’s going to tell her the reason I’m late?'' Again, this sounds like a dialogue the singer is having with God or 'the universe'. If God is trying to tear things down before the singer can grab hold of them (such as this relationship with a girl), God had better ''pack up the stars'' so that the singer won't see it coming when God/fate finally takes away his reason for living. The final two lines may also be very dark, implying that the fate of the girl might be to die. Either that, or it's some kind of joke or wordplay about a 'line of fate' being a literal statement. ''You took her soul, so incomplete Why don’t you stop fighting me? You’re in control so why should you be Fighting me? Fighting me? Fighting me?'' The first line may be referring to the girl being very depressed, or hurtful to the singer, and being a mess (''incomplete''). The singer is angry at God/the universe for making her this way. It's not clear if the singer is the one saying ''you're in control so stop fighting me'' or if it's God saying it. It may be God/the universe. If so, the universe is telling the singer ''you control your destiny, you're the one who controls whether or not the girl will start a relationship with you, so why are you whining about ME? Take control, be assertive.'' If it's the singer saying this, it means: ''the universe is in control of my fate, so why is it always conspiring against me?'' ''How to be sure that what you say is the truth When I see flaws in everything that you do? And if I’m passing a sentence on you I would give you the crown for a fool'' Here it gets a little vague. I don't know what ''you'' is referring to. Maybe the singer means 'the word of God' (AKA the universe) and how he can't trust it. So maybe he doesn't trust what the universe is telling him now. Basically: the singer is conflicted about what he should do: first the universe (or his mind, whatever you want to call it) tells him he can't be with the girl, but the next minute it says the girl is his destiny. The next two lines may be from God's perspective again, saying ''if there's anything we can deduce from this, it's that you're a bloody moron.'' ''And now you’ve lost, there’s nothing left to defend You came so close to the King and all of his men And if you’re dealing in a trick of the light I need to see her face for one last time'' The singer has lost the girl. The singer came close to having her, but he blew it by being indecisive. The singer responds ''this can't be true, I have to see her face one last time, give me one last chance''. ''You took her soul, so incomplete Why don’t you stop fighting me? You’re in control so why should you be Fighting me? Fighting me? Fighting me? The King and all of his men The King and all of his men You took her soul, so incomplete Why don’t you stop fighting me? You’re in control so why should you be Fighting me? You took her soul, so incomplete Why don’t you stop fighting me? You’re in control so why should you be Fighting me? You took her soul, so incomplete Why don’t you stop fighting me? You’re in control so why should you be Why should you be Fighting me? Fighting me? Fighting me? Fighting me?'' The singer spirals back into his old ways of thinking in terms of fate having been decided for him. He never becomes assertive, never takes his chance, he just argues with the universe/his mind forever. It's interesting to note that the girl in the video being swept away by the ocean at the end might be the object of the song, but could also be the subject. She looks like she's the one running away and being indecisive, whereas the man is following her trying to stop her from drowning. It's almost like the man serves as the girl's conscience or her sense of reason, telling her to stop running away from things all the time. However, it's also possible that the man in the video is the indecisive one, and that the girl is trying to find her place in the world -- her home. That would explain the suitcase with her belongings. In that case, the man is constantly trailing behind, failing to catch her. At the end, maybe the man walks away because he realises she's too far gone. She has made up her mind, she has given herself up to the ocean instead of starting a home with the man. I hope this explanation helps. |
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