King for a Day – English Lyrics

• By: Pierce The Veil, Kellin Quinn
• Album: Collide With The Sky

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the raw energy and emotive lyrics of "King for a Day" by Pierce The Veil featuring Kellin Quinn. This post-hardcore hit offers a powerful vocabulary for expressing frustration and resilience, with its intense dual vocals providing a dynamic listening experience perfect for immersing yourself in English rock language.

[English]

Dare me to jump off of this Jersey bridge

I'll bet you've never had a Friday night like this

Keep it up, keep it up, let's raise our hands

I take a look up at the sky and I see red

Red for the cancer, red for the wealthy

Red for the drink that's mixed with suicide, everything red

Please, won't you push me for the last time?

Let's scream until there's nothing left

So sick of lying, I don't want this anymore

The thought of you is no fucking fun

You want a martyr? I'll be one

Because enough's enough, we're done

You told me think about it, well I did

Now I don't wanna feel a thing anymore

I'm tired of begging for the things that I want

I'm over sleeping like a dog on the floor

...

The thing I think I love will surely bring me pain

Intoxication, paranoia, and a lot of fame

Three cheers for throwing up, pubescent drama queen

You make me sick, I make it worse by drinking late

(Scream, scream...)

Scream until there's nothing left

So sick of playing, I don't want to anymore

The thought of you is no fucking fun

You want a martyr? I'll be one

Because enough's enough, we're done

You told me think about it, well I did

Now I don't wanna feel a thing anymore

I'm tired of begging for the things that I want

I'm over sleeping like a dog on the floor

Imagine living like a king someday

A single night without a ghost in the walls

And if the bass shakes the earth underground

We'll start a new revolution now

...

Now

(Alright, here we go!)

Hail Mary, forgive me

Blood for blood, hearts beating

Come at me

Now this is war

(Fuck with this new beat)

...

Now terror begins inside a bloodless vein

I was just a product of the street youth rage

Born in this world without a voice or say

Caught in the spokes with an abandoned brain

I know you well, but this ain't a game

Blow the smoke in diamond shape

Dying is a gift, so close your eyes and rest in peace

You told me think about it, well I did

Now I don't wanna feel a thing anymore

I'm tired of begging for the things that I want

I'm over sleeping like a dog on the floor

Imagine living like a king someday

A single night without a ghost in the walls

We are the shadows screaming, take us now

We'd rather die than live to rust on the ground (shit)

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
jump /dʒʌmp/ A1	verb - to push oneself off a surface and into the air using one's legs
raise /reɪz/ A2	verb - to lift or move to a higher position
scream /skriːm/ B1	verb - to utter a loud, piercing cry
lying /ˈlaɪɪŋ/ B1	verb - present participle of lie: to make a false statement
martyr /ˈmɑːrtər/ B2	noun - a person who is killed because of their religious or other beliefs
begging /ˈbeɡɪŋ/ B1	verb - asking someone earnestly or humbly for something
pain /peɪn/ A2	noun - physical suffering or discomfort caused by illness or injury
fame /feɪm/ B1	noun - the state of being known or talked about by many people
sick /sɪk/ A2	adjective - affected by illness; not in good health.
king /kɪŋ/ A1	noun - a male ruler of a country
shakes /ʃeɪks/ A2	verb - to move with quick, short movements
revolution /ˌrevəˈluːʃn/ B2	noun - a forcible overthrow of a government or social order
terror /ˈterər/ B2	noun - extreme fear
rage /reɪdʒ/ B2	noun - violent, uncontrollable anger
dying /ˈdaɪɪŋ/ A2	verb - to stop living
shadows /ˈʃædoʊz/ B1	noun - dark areas where light is blocked
rust /rʌst/ B1	verb - to be affected by rust.
cancer /ˈkænsər/ B2	noun - a disease in which cells grow uncontrollably

Key Grammar Structures

• Dare me to jump off of this Jersey bridge

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The sentence uses the imperative mood to give a command or request, as seen in the word "Dare".

• I'm tired of begging for the things that I want

  ➔ Present continuous tense

  ➔ The present continuous tense is used to express an ongoing action or state, as in "I'm tired".

• You want a martyr? I'll be one

  ➔ Future simple tense

  ➔ The future simple tense is used to express a decision made at the moment of speaking, as in "I'll be one".

• Imagine living like a king someday

  ➔ Gerund

  ➔ The gerund form "living" is used to express the action of living in a hypothetical situation.

• Now I don't wanna feel a thing anymore

  ➔ Negative form

  ➔ The negative form is used to express the absence of desire or feeling, as in "don't wanna feel".

• We are the shadows screaming, take us now

  ➔ Present simple tense

  ➔ The present simple tense is used to express a general truth or state, as in "We are the shadows".

• Now terror begins inside a bloodless vein

  ➔ Present simple tense

  ➔ The present simple tense is used to describe a current action or state, as in "terror begins".