Metallica – King Nothing lyrics

Metallica – King Nothing lyrics

Wish I may, wish I might
Have this I wish tonight
Are you satisfied?
Dig for gold, dig for fame
You dig to make your name
Are you pacified?

All the wants you waste
All the things you've chased

Then it all crashes down
And you break your crown
And you point your finger
But there's no one around
Just want one thing
Just to play the king
But the castle's crumbled
And you're left with just a name

Where's your crown, King Nothing?
Where's your crown?

Hot and cold, bought and sold
A heart as hard as gold
Are you satisfied?
Wish I might, wish I may
You wish your life away
Are you pacified?

All the wants you waste
All the things you've chased

Then it all crashes down
And you break your crown
And you point your finger
But there's no one around
Just want one thing
Just to play the king
But the castle's crumbled
And you're left with just a name

Where's your crown, King Nothing?
Where's your crown?

I wish I may, I wish I might
Have this wish I wish tonight
I want that star, I want it now
I want it all and I don't care how

Careful what you wish
Careful what you say
Careful what you wish, you may regret it
Careful what you wish, you just might get

Then it all crashes down
And you break your crown
And you point your finger
But there's no one around
Just want one thing
Just to play the king
But the castle's crumbled
And you're left with just a name

Where's your crown, King Nothing?

Nothing

You're just nothing
Where's your crown, King Nothing?
You're just nothing
Absolutely nothing

Off to never-never land

Lyrics taken from /lyrics/m/metallica/king_nothing.html

Songwriters: James Alan Hetfield, Kirk L. Hammett, Lars Ulrich

King Nothing lyrics © Word Collections Publishing

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RideThisLightning 2010-04-08 11:24:59

To be honest, I lost count of how much stuff get their names from Metallica songs. I've been in a lot of bands: Sanitarium, King Nothing, The Four Horsemen (Even if after a year, there were five of us cuz of changes in lineup), The Band That Should Not Be. My name came from Metallica, theres an online writer on writers-network named Phantomlord. Man, that's a lot.
Anyway, to me this song is kind of Metalmikejr's meaning + Alternatov's. Like how someone important thinking their better than everyone else, and that they wish without thinking, but "when it all crashes down, and you break your crown, you point your finger but theres no one around". So. Where's you crown King Nothing?
Oh, and yes, It's necessary to capitalize Metallica, they are Gods to me.

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Unregistered 2012-01-26 12:46:32

As for me, thise song gotta kick us back to what we are indeed when we start thinking too much of ourselves. Thise song is also about lie, when it crushes down the only thing you ve got is the crown of 'king nothing'; we often think abot things we wanna reach and sometimes don't care about the way we do it and it comes to danger of desire, that's why we should beware what we wish.

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