King Of Sorrow – English Lyrics

• By: Sade

Lyrics & Translation

Delve into the poignant world of Sade's "King of Sorrow," a timeless R&B and soul masterpiece. This song offers a beautiful entry point to understanding the nuances of English through its emotive lyrics and Sade's distinct, expressive vocal delivery. You'll learn to grasp the subtleties of expressing deep sadness and resilience, experiencing how powerful language can be in conveying universal human emotions.

[English]

I'm crying everyone's tears

And there inside our private war

I died the night before

...

And all of these remnants of joy and disaster

What am I supposed to do?

...

I want to cook you a soup that warms your soul

But nothin' would change, nothin' would change at all

It's just a day that brings it all about

Just another day and nothin's any good

The DJ's playin' the same song

I have so much to do

I have to carry on

I wonder if this grief will ever let me go

I feel like I am the King of Sorrow, yeah

...

The King of Sorrow

...

I suppose I could just walk away

Will I disappoint my future if I stay?

It's just a day that brings it all about

Just another day and nothin's any good

The DJ's playin' the same song

I have so much to do

I have to carry on

I wonder will this grief ever be gone

Will it ever go?

I'm the King of Sorrow, yeah

The King of Sorrow

...

I'm crying everyone's tears

I have already paid for all my future sins

...

There's nothing anyone

Can say to take this away

It's just another day and nothin's any good

...

I'm the King of Sorrow, yeah

King of Sorrow

...

King of Sorrow, oh

King of Sorrow, oh yeah

Of Sorrow

...

King of Sorrow, mm, yeah

King of Sorrow, oh, oh

King of Sorrow, oh, yeah

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
cry /kraɪ/ A2	verb - to shed tears
tears /tɪərz/ A2	noun - drops of liquid from the eyes
war /wɔːr/ B1	noun - a state of armed conflict
joy /dʒɔɪ/ B1	noun - a feeling of great happiness
disaster /dɪˈzæstər/ B2	noun - a sudden event causing great damage or suffering
remnant /ˈrɛm.nənt/ C1	noun - a small remaining quantity of something
joy /dʒɔɪ/ B1	noun - a feeling of happiness or pleasure
disaster /dɪˈzæstər/ B2	noun - an event causing great damage or suffering
soul /soʊl/ B1	noun - the spiritual part of a person
king /kɪŋ/ A2	noun - a male monarch of a kingdom
walk /wɔːk/ A1	verb - to move on foot at a regular pace
disappoint /ˌdɪs.əˈpɔɪnt/ B2	verb - to fail to meet expectations
carry /ˈkæri/ A2	verb - to hold and move while supporting
grief /ɡriːf/ B2	noun - deep sorrow caused by loss

Key Grammar Structures

• I have so much to do

  ➔ Present perfect tense to express possession or experience

  ➔ The phrase "I have" indicates possession or experience with something that affects the present.

• And all of these remnants of joy and disaster

  ➔ Use of "of" to indicate composition or parts of a whole

  ➔ The word "of" connects nouns to show that one noun is part of or related to another.

• I wonder if this grief will ever let me go

  ➔ Use of "if" to introduce a conditional clause

  ➔ The word "if" introduces a condition that indicates uncertainty or possibility.

• It's just a day that brings it all about

  ➔ Use of relative clause "that brings it all about" to modify "a day"

  ➔ A relative clause provides additional information about the noun "a day".

• I died the night before

  ➔ Past simple tense to describe a completed action in the past

  ➔ The verb "died" is in the simple past tense, indicating a completed action at a specific time in the past.

• I feel like I am the King of Sorrow

  ➔ Use of "like" to express similarity or feeling

  ➔ The word "like" introduces a comparison or feeling of identification with something.