King Without A Crown – English Lyrics

• By: Matisyahu

Lyrics & Translation

Delve into the unique blend of reggae, hip-hop, and spiritual lyrics in Matisyahu's "King Without a Crown." This song offers an excellent opportunity to explore English vocabulary related to faith, self-reflection, and personal struggle, all delivered with a distinct vocal style that encourages careful listening and cultural understanding.

[English]

Oh yaya oh

Oh yaya yayoh

Ooooh

Ooooh oooh

Ayeooooh oooh

Ooooh oooh

Ayeooh oooh

Oh yoh oh yoh oh oh

I see You're all that I have and you're all that I need

Each and every day I pray to get to know you, please

I want to be close to you, yes I'm so hungry

You're like water for my soul when it gets thirsty

Without you there's no me

You're the air that I breathe

Sometimes the world is dark and I just can't see

With these, demons surround all around to bring me down to negativity

But I believe, yes I believe, I said I believe

I'll stand on my own two feet

Won't be brought down on one knee

I Fight with all of my might and get these demons to flee

Hashem's rays fire blaze burn bright and I believe

Hashem's rays fire blaze burn bright and I believe

Out of darkness comes light, a twilight unto the heights

Crown Heights burnin' up all through the twilight

Said, I thank you to my God, now I finally got it right

And I'll fight with all of my heart, and all a' my soul, and all a' my might

What's this feeling?

My love will rip a hole to the ceiling

I give myself to you from the essence of my being

And I Sing to my God, this songs of love and healing

I Want Moshiach now so it's time we start revealing

What's this feeling?

Morreebeedabayo bayoyo

Morreebeedabayo bayoyo

Me no wanna sense a million

I would only bring me down

Learn a way, my way, no way my brain is to compound

Elevating my soul, you're defying my sound

Like the sound of a sun ray, burning up to our clouds

Said you're the food for my brain

Let it rain 'til I drown

For no, let the blessed things come down

Said you're the food for my brain

Let it rain 'til I drown

Strip away the layers and reveal your soul

Give yourself up, and then you become whole

You're a slave to yourself, and you don't even know

You wanna' live the fast life, but your brain moves slow

If you're trying to stay high then you're bound to stay low

You want God but you can't deflate your ego

If you're already there then there's nowhere to go

If you're cup's already full, then its bound to overflow

You're drowning up in the water's and you can't stay afloat

Ask Hashem for mercy and he'll throw you a rope

You're looking for help from God, you say he couldn't be found

Looking up to the sky and searching beneath the ground

Like a king without his crown, yes I wanna get down

A king without his crown, yes, you keep fallin' down

You really want to live but can't get rid of your frown

Tried reach unto the heights and wound down down on the ground

Ooooh yoooh

So what's this feeling?

My love will rip a hole through the ceiling

I give myself to you from the essence of my being

And I sing to my God, this songs of love and healing

I Want Moshiach now, and it's time we start revealing

Sayin' a reeling amen, a real amen

Where you've been, where you've been for so long

It's hard to stay strong

I been livin' in gutters for life too long

I say where you've been, where you've been for so long

What's this feeling?

My love will rip a hole to the ceiling

I give myself to you from the essence of my being

And I sing to my God, this songs of love and healing

I want Moshiach now

And it's time to start revealing

What's this feeling?

My love will rip a hole in the ceiling

I give myself to you from the essence of my being

And I sing to my God, this songs of love and healing

I want Moshiach now

And it's time to start revealing

Said I'm really nothing

Where ya' been, where ya' been

I said I really no

Where ya' been for so long

Woah

Where you've been for so long

It's hard to stay strong

Been living in exile for

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Key Grammar Structures

• You're all that I have and you're all that I need

  ➔ Relative clause (defining) using "that"

  ➔ "That" introduces a relative clause specifying the noun "all that I have"

• Without you there's no me

  ➔ Prepositional phrase indicating absence

  ➔ Preposition "Without" shows the absence or lack of the subject "you"

• And I sing to my God, this songs of love and healing

  ➔ Prepositional phrase "to my God" indicating direction or recipient

  ➔ "To" shows the direction of singing, meaning the song is directed towards God

• Said I believe

  ➔ Reported speech in simple past tense

  ➔ This is a simplified form of reported speech using the past tense of "say"

• Where you've been for so long

  ➔ Relative clause with "where" referring to location or time

  ➔ "Where" introduces a relative clause specifying the location or duration of the subject "you"

• My love will rip a hole through the ceiling

  ➔ Future simple with "will" to express determination or intention

  ➔ "Will" indicates a future action or determination to cause a strong emotional impact

• You're a slave to yourself, and you don't even know

  ➔ Noun phrase "a slave to yourself" with preposition "to" indicating relationship or control

  ➔ "A slave to yourself" is a noun phrase with "to" showing the relationship of subjugation or dependence