King – English Lyrics

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

You're alone

You're on your own

So what?

Have you gone blind?

Have you forgotten

what you have

and what is yours?

Glass half empty

glass half full

Well either way

you won't be going thirsty

Count your blessings

not your flaws

You’ve got it all

You lost your mind in the sound

There’s so much more

You can reclaim your crown

You’re in control

Rid of the monsters inside your head

Put all your faults to bed

You can be king again

You don’t get

what all this is about

You’re too wrapped up

in your self doubt

You’ve got that young blood

set it free

You’ve got it all

You lost your mind in the sound

There’s so much more

You can reclaim your crown

You’re in control

Rid of the monsters inside your head

Put all your faults to bed

You can be king

There’s method in my madness

There’s no logic in your sadness

You don’t gain a single thing from misery

Take it from me

You’ve got it all

You lost your mind in the sound

There’s so much more

You can reclaim your crown

You’re in control

Rid of the monsters inside your head

Put all your faults to bed

You can be king

You’ve got it all

You lost your mind in the sound

There’s so much more

You can reclaim your crown

You’re in control

Rid of the monsters inside your head

Put all your faults to bed

You can be king again

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
reclaim /ˌriːˈkleɪm/ B2	verb - to get something back that was lost or taken away
crown /kraʊn/ A2	noun - a special decorative headpiece worn by a monarch
control /kənˈtroʊl/ A2	noun - the power to influence or direct people's behavior or events verb - to exercise power or influence over someone or something
rid /rɪd/ B1	verb - to make someone or something free from something unpleasant
monsters /ˈmɑːnstərz/ A1	noun - a large, ugly, and frightening imaginary creature
faults /fɔːlts/ A2	noun - a mistake or weakness in someone's character
king /kɪŋ/ A1	noun - a male ruler of a kingdom
method /ˈmɛθəd/ B1	noun - a particular way of doing something
madness /ˈmædnəs/ B1	noun - a state of being mentally ill
logic /ˈlɒdʒɪk/ B1	noun - a particular way of thinking, especially one that is reasonable and based on good judgment
sadness /ˈsædnəs/ A2	noun - a feeling of unhappiness
misery /ˈmɪzəri/ B1	noun - a state of extreme unhappiness
blessings /ˈblesɪŋz/ A2	noun - something that brings happiness or is a source of good fortune
flaws /flɔːz/ B1	noun - a mistake or weakness in something
wrapped /ræpt/ A2	verb - to cover or enclose something completely
doubt /daʊt/ A2	noun - a feeling of uncertainty about something

Key Grammar Structures

• Have you forgotten what you have and what is yours?

  ➔ Present Perfect with Relative Clause

  ➔ Uses the present perfect tense ("Have you forgotten") to inquire about a past action with present relevance. "what you have" and "what is yours" are relative clauses acting as objects of the verb "forgotten". They function as noun phrases.

• Glass half empty, glass half full

  ➔ Ellipsis and Parallel Structure

  ➔ Example of ellipsis where the verb "is" is omitted for brevity. Shows parallel structure through repetition of 'glass half' followed by contrasting adjectives.

• Well either way you won't be going thirsty

  ➔ Future Simple (Negative)

  ➔ Uses "won't be going" which is the negative form of the future continuous to express a future certainty.

• Count your blessings, not your flaws

  ➔ Imperative and Parallel Structure

  ➔ Uses imperative verbs ("Count") to give direct commands. Demonstrates parallel structure with the contrasting phrases "your blessings" and "your flaws".

• You lost your mind in the sound

  ➔ Past Simple

  ➔ Uses the past simple tense ("lost") to describe a completed action in the past.

• You can reclaim your crown

  ➔ Modal Verb 'can' for possibility

  ➔ "Can" expresses the ability or possibility of reclaiming the crown.

• Rid of the monsters inside your head

  ➔ Imperative (omitted verb)

  ➔ Implies an imperative such as "Get rid of..." or "Be rid of...". The verb is omitted for brevity but the instruction is clear.

• There's method in my madness

  ➔ Existential 'There is'

  ➔ "There's" (There is) introduces the existence of something, in this case, a method. It indicates that something exists or is present.