Kill the King
Rebellion's Anthem: Overthrowing Tyranny
Lyrics
The crown
The symbolic burden of leadership
Weighs heavy on his head
The weight and pressure of the crown's responsibility
But he is no king
Assertion that the person wearing the crown is not fit to be a king
He's better off dead
Suggesting that death might be a preferable alternative for the current leader
He'll take everything
Anticipation of the leader taking everything from the speaker
And burn it all
Expressing the destructive nature of the leader, willing to burn down everything
He will just burn it all
-I know that I'll take it all in my hands
The speaker acknowledging a desire to take control
I don't want to be king
Declaration of not wanting to be a king
But I cannot let
Refusing to let the current leader take away the speaker's identity and possessions
Him take everything
-That I am
Asserting the speaker's sense of self
So all of it
Expressing determination to take control of all aspects of life
I'm taking all of it
-I'll lead this charge with
Willingness to lead a rebellion or opposition
Take his head
Literal or metaphorical call to remove the leader's head
Kill the king, kill the king
Repeated call to overthrow the king through force
Kill the king, kill the king
-And you
Addressing someone who makes unfulfilled promises and cannot be trusted
You look down at me
-And promise these things
-That you cannot keep
-So I'll let you have
Refusing to yield or concede anything to the untrustworthy individual
Oh none of it
-Oh fucking none of it
-Your little lies running all through my head
Frustration with lies permeating the speaker's thoughts
And we, the sufferers
Identification of the collective suffering caused by the leader's actions
Of all your plunders
-We will revolt
Commitment to revolt and bring down the oppressive leader
And bring you down
-You said
Contradiction between words of love and the lack of corresponding actions
That you love us
-And we felt none of it
-So bend a knee and I'll make this quick
Offering a swift resolution if the leader submits
Kill the king, kill the king
Reiteration of the call to eliminate the king for the betterment of the people
Kill the king, kill the king
-Kill the king, kill the king
-Kill the king, kill the king
-I don't want to be king
Rejection of kingship and a repeated call to remove the leader's head
I don't want to be king
-And I don't want to be king
-So take his head
-I don't want to be king
Further refusal of kingship and repeated call for the leader's removal
I don't want to be
-I don't want to be king
-I don't want to be
-And I don't want to be king
-I don't want to be
-So take his head
-One, two, three
Counting, possibly indicating an imminent action or the end of a struggle
Comment