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The king

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The king

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I used to be the king

But they took everything

They even stole my crown

I'm gonna track you down

Watch your back my friend

I'm about to kickstart a cycle

Of never ending revenge

And this time it's primal, it's tribal

All our drawbridges are up

Is this a wind up?

I used to be a charmer

But now there's holes in my armor, fuck!

I used to be the king

But they took everything

They even stole my crown

I'm gonna track you down

I used to be the king

But they took everything

They even stole my crown

I'm gonna track you down

I can't walk away, I can't walk away

I got all this pride, all this shame, all this anger to obey

"Well if it's revenge you seek

Then be sure to dig two graves"

Why? One for my enemy

And fucking one for you, preferably

I just want to be adored

And I'll die by my own sword, thanks

I trust no one, as I prowl under the amber streetlamps

All our drawbridges are up

Is this a wind up?

I grab my sword and swing

But I go and pull my hamstring, fuck!

I used to be the king

But they took everything

They even stole my crown

I'm gonna track you down

I used to be the king

But they took everything

They even stole my crown

I'm gonna track you down

I used to be the king

But they took everything

They even stole my crown

I'm gonna track you down

I used to be the king

(But they took everything)

But they took everything

(They even stole my crown)

They even stole my crown

I'm gonna track you down

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