King of the World – English Lyrics

• By: Blue
• Album: Colours

Lyrics & Translation

Explore Blue's "King of the World," a soulful and uplifting track that showcases the band's vocal harmonies and a heartfelt message about the power of love. By listening to this song, you can immerse yourself in emotionally rich English lyrics, learn expressions of dependence and adoration, and appreciate how a 'feel-good' melody can carry a poignant story of longing and fulfillment. This song is special for its blend of a new musical direction for Blue with their characteristic vocal delivery, making it an engaging piece to connect with the English language through contemporary pop music.

[English]

Take me back to the time,

We would talk all night

Those healing words I never heard

Put my world to right

She told me you don't see what I can see,

This life is full of possibility

She gave me more than gold, gave me all I need

Without her I'm a poor man

I'd be the king of the world

If you were by my side

'Cause when you gave me your love

I was the richest man alive

Now I'm broken, hopin' you'll come back in my life

I'd be the king of the world

If you were here tonight!

Remember when way back then

We'd lie there in the dark

My best friend, you said it would never end

As we looked up to the sky

She showed me how to be all that I could be

Broke into my heart, and set me free

She gave me reason to believe,

Without her I'm a poor man!

I'd be the king of the world

If you were by my side

'Cause when you gave me your love

I was the richest man alive

Now I'm broken, hopin' you'll come back in my life

I'd be the king of the world

If you were here tonight!

Ooh oh oh oh

Ooh oh oh oh

Come back in my life

Ooh oh oh oh

Ooh oh oh oh

I need you here tonight,

Without you I'm a poor man!

I'd be the king of the world

If you were by my side

'Cause when you gave me your love

I was the richest man alive

Now I'm broken, hopin' you'll come back in my life

I'd be the king of the world

If you were here tonight!

I'd be the king of the world

If you were by my side

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
king /kɪŋ/ A1	noun - a male ruler of a country
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth and all the people and things on it
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a strong feeling of affection
broke /broʊk/ A2	verb - to separate into pieces suddenly or violently
broken /ˈbroʊkən/ B1	adjective - having been fractured or damaged
gave /ɡeɪv/ A1	verb - to transfer the possession of something to someone
poor /pʊər/ A2	adjective - lacking sufficient money
richest /ˈrɪtʃɪst/ B1	adjective - having a great deal of money or assets
side /saɪd/ A1	noun - a position to the left or right of something or someone
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the organ that pumps blood through the body
free /friː/ A1	adjective - not under the control or in the power of another
healing /ˈhiːlɪŋ/ B2	adjective - tending to cure or restore to health
possibility /ˌpɒsəˈbɪləti/ B1	noun - a thing that may happen or be the case
friend /frend/ A1	noun - a person with whom one has a bond of mutual affection
remember /rɪˈmembər/ A1	verb - to have in or be able to bring to one's mind an awareness of someone or something from the past
come /kʌm/ A1	verb - to move or travel toward or into a place

Key Grammar Structures

• Take me back to the time,

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ The phrase 'Take me back' is an imperative form, but 'to the time' indicates a past action with ongoing relevance, implying the use of Present Perfect Continuous in context.

• She told me you don't see what I can see,

  ➔ Present Simple in Reported Speech

  ➔ The verb 'told' is in the past, but 'you don't see' remains in the Present Simple to maintain the original tense in reported speech.

• I'd be the king of the world

  ➔ Conditional Structure

  ➔ 'I'd be' is a contraction of 'I would be', indicating a hypothetical situation in the present or future.

• Now I'm broken, hopin' you'll come back in my life

  ➔ Present Continuous with Future Intent

  ➔ 'hopin' you'll come back' uses the future form 'you'll come' to express a hope or expectation in the present.

• Without her I'm a poor man!

  ➔ Present Simple in Conditional Context

  ➔ The sentence uses Present Simple 'I'm' to emphasize a current state resulting from a condition ('Without her').

• She showed me how to be all that I could be

  ➔ Infinitive of Purpose

  ➔ 'how to be' uses the infinitive form to express purpose or result after 'showed'.

• I need you here tonight,

  ➔ Present Simple for Emphasis

  ➔ The Present Simple 'need' is used to strongly express a current necessity or desire.

• If you were by my side

  ➔ Past Subjunctive

  ➔ 'If you were' is the past subjunctive form, used in conditional sentences to express unreal or hypothetical situations.