King Of Pain Lyrics

Lyric discussion by sillybunny 

Cover art for King Of Pain lyrics by Police, The

Hopefully shauncreaney has chilled and found a bit of tolerance in his life. It’s not enough to just dislike the song—he’s got to roll into go-to-hell-bastard. Hope he manages to exorcize his jealousy demons …

This is a very creative song with loads of well constructed imagery. I dismiss any references to Satan and think this is a song about depression. The black spot on the sun is a day that starts out good but is destined to tank and he knows it. The owner of the hat might also have felt his day tanked.

And this has happened often. It’s the same old thing as yesterday. The rain is pouring, the wind won’t stop, the world is doing circles—life sucks. The end of the reign refers to a desire for this crappola to stop and the destiny is his doubt that it will.

The remaining images are examples of having a piss-ass frustrating day. We all have them. Songwriters can immortalize feelings that do not necessarily continue in a steady, daily flow.

I didn’t know Iran had Nazi prisons and I’m sorry—I shouldn’t have said that—but I couldn’t resist.