King
Years and YearsOlly Alexander explained to Digital Spy the meaning of the song:
It's about being in a relationship with someone and how that can feel really intoxicating, but that can be really addictive and you can feel like a king. You know it has to end and you feel it's going bad, but you don't feel strong enough to end it yourself. You want the other person to end it. That's what I felt like I was going through over the period of a year, and then towards the end, I wrote the song.
I caught you watching me under the light
Can I realign?
They say it's easy to leave you behind
I don't want try
Cut cover, take that test
Hold courage to your chest
Don't wanna wait for you
Don't wanna have to lose
to feel another high
I've got to keep it down tonight
And oh, oh, oh
I was a king under your control
And oh, oh, oh
I wanna feel like you've let me go
So let me go
Don't you remember how I used to like
I dreamed you dreamed of me calling out my name
Is it worth the price?
Cut cover, take that test
Hold courage to your chest
Don't wanna wait for you
Don't wanna have to lose
All that I've compromised
to feel another high
I've got to keep it down tonight
And oh, oh, oh
I was a king under your control
And oh, oh, oh
I wanna feel like you've let me go
I had to break myself to carry on
No love and no admission
Take this from me tonight
Oh, let's fight
Oh, let's fight
Oh, let's fight
Oh
And oh, oh, oh
I was a king under your control
And oh, oh, oh
I wanna feel like you've let me go
So let me go
Let go, let go, let go of everything
Let go, let go, let go of everything
Let go, let go, let go of everything
Let go, let go, let go of everything
Play with the song, fill the gaps
Legend
- The video player plays from the time specified
- Chorus
- People Talking
to put something into a new or correct position
depart and not take along
He left behind all his possessions when he moved to Europe
to expose or make vulnerable to danger, suspicion, scandal, etc.; jeopardize
to stop the number, level, or size of something from increasing
I have to exercise to keep my weight down.
to continue
acknowledgment of the truth of something
to be at risk
Firefighters regularly put their lives on the line
Jill was on the line once more