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The King Is Dead Lyrics
Thin december air is like the dry ice smoke
You´ll come to your senses or inhale and choke
My IQ allows me to brush you aside
You´re zeros and ones, you´re wrong where I´m right
chorus:
Now, the tyrant is dead and his lady is free
I am going ahead with the reinvention of me
Now the king lies here dead,
now the king lies here dead
It´s not as wet as the rain or
as cold as the snow
It drives him in hard to the sane
and the simple soul
I take a charge at my chance
you know how it is
Let go of my hand
You know how it is
chorus
And my IQ allows me to brush you aside
chorus
You´ll come to your senses or inhale and choke
My IQ allows me to brush you aside
You´re zeros and ones, you´re wrong where I´m right
Now, the tyrant is dead and his lady is free
I am going ahead with the reinvention of me
Now the king lies here dead,
now the king lies here dead
as cold as the snow
It drives him in hard to the sane
and the simple soul
you know how it is
Let go of my hand
You know how it is
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this song is so brilliant. the way it builds up to the chorus is totally mind-blowing.
the best line? "my IQ allows me to brush you aside," with "I am going ahead with the reinvention of me" as a very, very close second.
as for the meaning...i'm still working on it.
I think this song is about the turning point when Kent went back to songs in their own style and Swedish language, The King is the US music industry and consumer pool that attempted their control over the band first couple albums. And never gave them the fame they deserved anyway. P.S. The next 3 albums turned out to be their best.