King of My Castle

I think it helps to switch the lyrics a bit. If you think of it as "There must be A reason why I'm making examples of you" and it's the same reason "I'm king of my castle" and "why I'm freeing my trapped soul", then the very fact that she DOESN'T tell us that reason gives you the theme of the song: to ask what that reason could be. I agree that the lyrics are quite simple and repetitive, but I don't think that detracts from the song. Some of the best music I've ever heard had no lyrics at all, and some of the best poetry I've ever read was only a handful of lines in length. Powerful messages can come in small phrases. For example, contemplate the phrase "I am." It can be a statement, a declaration, a question, an identification, or it can lead to countless possible combinations of descriptors. All from three letters and two words.

I think the central idea of this song is to express the loneliness that can come from certain levels of self-awareness and self-control, in terms of being able and willing to take control of, and accept responsibility for, one's life and circumstances. This woman is "King" of her castle. That's a position of power, authority, and control, and it seems an easy leap to suggest that "castle" is a euphemism for life. So this is a woman who has found freedom in taking control of her life. The element of loneliness comes from the line "must be a reason why I'm making examples of you." If you're making an example of someone, it's unlikely you share a deep connection to them, it's unlikely to endear you to them, and you're probably going to experience feelings of alienation and alone-ness as a result. Consider that making an example of someone isn't always a conscious, direct, or intentional event. For example, the stereotypical "smart kid" that was always ahead, and always on top, in your High School likely felt alienated and apart, but s/he probably didn't cultivate that intelligence specifically for that purpose. In simply being who they are they alter the landscape of personal interaction.

In short, I think this is a song about realizing a sense of apart-ness, identifying why that is, and wondering why, when, and how that change occurred. Also, in spite of the slight undertone of sadness or loneliness that I get from the song, I find I'm left with an overall feeling of empowerment.

I think the video for the song helps to clarify its meaning. It can be found on Youtube as "Wamdue Project - King Of My Castle 2009 (Official Music Video)", at the address: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owlY4ZDfodk&NR=1

It's quite simple really. The term "Ghost in the Shell" and "Ghost in the Machine" has to do with the consciousness in relation to the body. Being the "King of My Castle" refers to the state of being in control of oneself. What this song is asking is for a reason why it is so that we are free to rule within the captive body; why we're free within our prison. It does pre-suppose a ghost in a shell in some form.

Of course, the song itself is more expressionistic since it's ludicrous to pre-suppose a need for a reason why thing are as they are.

U did not notice that there is a "must be HE the reason" and thats makes the difference. Lyrics are still simple but not meaningless. I don't know why but i like this song. Moreover this is the only one song of that type of music (techno, dance or whatever it is) on my playlist on my PC. I prefer rock and even metal.

The voice has something dark and sad,. that makes it a good song., the meaning is not very clear as you have only some slight changes in the lyrics. I think it is about some person who has a impact on her (the voice). Anyway, it made me download all the Ghost in the Shell episodes + the movie. Gonna watch it soon

Is it me or she actually just saying "must be THE reason why im king of my castle" which then i agree with butterfingerbeck - WHAT is the reason.. unless its just her.

if you get me..?

You must see the video clip of this song to understand meaning.

Main character is some robo-woman in my opinion song is about her wandering who is she... what is she doing... what is her purpose...

i thank you all for your comments especially mountainclimber, i was puzzled, now i know its about a mind versus body thing, i understand what she means, the droid, going 2 watch the vid now and all pieces of the puzzle will fall as 1 picture

It's a cool song, don't let the repetitive lyrics fool you.

Quote from Wikipedia - The song's title and lyrics reference Sigmund Freud's theory of the unconscious which holds that the human Ego is not free and is instead controlled by its own unconscious Id (see Id, ego and super-ego); in Freud's own words, "das Ich ist nicht Herr im eigenen Hause" ("the Ego is not king of its own castle"). Hence, one of the song's two music videos consists of footage from the 1995 anime film Ghost in the Shell, where people with cyborg implants have their actions controlled against their will by a hacker criminal known in the film as "puppetmaster".

Well, it doesn't APPEAR to mean ANYTHING. It's boring, repetitive and quite literally meaningless. WHAT "must be the reason..."? "Ahum, ahum" indeed. This song is a prime example of what is wrong with huge amounts of "popular" music these days - sampled snippets of lyrics that mean nothing in the context of the song. Meaning is sacrificed to the god of Pro-Tools...