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Kings Will Be Kings Lyrics
All you have said is still in my ears
You must have thought you're infallible
Oh no oh no
You're not gonna say that much anymore
Welcome to my peculiar dream
Fact is that I'm here
I'm the master of reality
Hard to see?
But it's real and you will read me
So many ways to go
Before we're sanctified
Few will be chosen ones
Until we fade and die
Kings will be kings
Pawns will be pawns
Aeons of tears
Wildand severe
Blessed be the young
Strong enough to bear
What before long will come
Will be, might never disappear
I know that pride's before the fall
How can I fall if there's none left at all
Tell me tell me
How far can one fall from down below?
It's either time or ev'ryone round
To show us what or who might be exchangable
Disposable
In the game of life we're playing
Close to eternity
I spread my wings and fly
Like from a distant age
I rule and you obey
Kings will be kings
Pawns will be pawns
Aeons of tears
Wildand severe
Blessed be the young
Strong enough to bear
What before long will come
Will be, might never disappear
You must have thought you're infallible
Oh no oh no
You're not gonna say that much anymore
Fact is that I'm here
I'm the master of reality
Hard to see?
But it's real and you will read me
Before we're sanctified
Few will be chosen ones
Until we fade and die
Pawns will be pawns
Aeons of tears
Wildand severe
Blessed be the young
Strong enough to bear
What before long will come
Will be, might never disappear
How can I fall if there's none left at all
Tell me tell me
How far can one fall from down below?
To show us what or who might be exchangable
Disposable
In the game of life we're playing
I spread my wings and fly
Like from a distant age
I rule and you obey
Pawns will be pawns
Aeons of tears
Wildand severe
Blessed be the young
Strong enough to bear
What before long will come
Will be, might never disappear
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Great song! No idea what it's supposed to mean. Best I can figure it's a person with a superiority complex. Haha
it's about the paradise:the kings are the christians who believe in God and the other kings are this people who will live in paradise
I've heard this album from the first time when I was about 13 years old, and now, more than 15 years have been gone and I finally have an idea of the meanings of the lyrics from this album, which is by the way, my favourite one from the band. The lyrics of this album are clearly inspired by the occultism. As the album is said to be inspired in the Nostradamus' prophecies, it clearly shows to the audience that it has an influence from the occultism.
In many secret societies members believe that before the great flood, the world was ruled by fallen angels, or in other words, by ancient gods, whose tirany was stopped through the great flood. Most of the occultists believe that soon these gods are coming back to rule the world.
"Close to eternity I spread my wings and fly Like from a distant age I rule and you obey"
And the author plays with this thought also in this verse:
"Blessed be the young Strong enough to bear What before long will come"
Le'ts see another verse:
"I know that pride's before the fall How can I fall if there's none left at all Tell me tell me How far can one fall from down below?"
Here the author brings question about the eternal condemnation (fall). Is hell so bad as one might believe? Is the hole so deep and isn't it possible to climb it back after you fall? Is Jesus the only way to salvation?
I know that this lyics allows many interpretations, but it might be analyzed in the context of the whole album, which is full of references to the occultism.
@Yohanbaroni I forgot to mention the main part of the chorus:
@Yohanbaroni I forgot to mention the main part of the chorus:
"Kings will be kings Pawns will be pawns"
"Kings will be kings Pawns will be pawns"
It might be a reference to the belief that comes from some secret societies, that the illuminated people, that is to say, the rulling class, the elite, are the heirs of the gods, and in the opinion of some of them, they have the same blood of the gods, and it bestows them to rule the world as their own will and it makes them more apt to control the non-illuminated. They always will be rulers, while the rest...
It might be a reference to the belief that comes from some secret societies, that the illuminated people, that is to say, the rulling class, the elite, are the heirs of the gods, and in the opinion of some of them, they have the same blood of the gods, and it bestows them to rule the world as their own will and it makes them more apt to control the non-illuminated. They always will be rulers, while the rest of the mankind will be simply pawns.