I caught you watching me under the lightCan I realign?They say it’s easy to leave you behindI don’t wanna try
Come, come and take that testHold courage to your chestDon’t wanna wait for youDon’t wanna have to loseAll that I’ve compromisedTo feel another highI’ve got to keep it down tonight
And oh, oh, ohI was a King under your controlAnd oh, oh, ohI wanna feel like you’ve let me goSo let me go
Don’t you remember how I used to likeBeing on the line?I dreamed you dreamed of me calling out my nameIs it worth the price?
Come, come and take that testHold courage to your chestDon’t wanna wait for youDon’t wanna have to loseAll that I’ve compromisedTo feel another highI’ve got to keep it down tonight
And oh, oh, ohI was a King under your controlAnd oh, oh, ohI wanna feel like you’ve let me go
I had to break myself to carry onNo love and no admissionTake this from me tonight
Oh oh, let’s fightOh oh, let’s fightOh oh, let’s fightOh oh
And oh, oh, ohI was a King under your controlAnd oh, oh, ohI wanna feel like you’ve let me goSo let me go
Let go, let go, let go of everythingLet go, let go, let go of everythingLet go, let go, let go of everythingLet go, let go, let go of everything
Lagu ini bercerita tentang seseorang yang terjebak dalam hubungan toksik. Meski awalnya merasa “dicintai” dan “istimewa” (seperti raja), sebenarnya dia dikendalikan dan kehilangan jati diri. Ada konflik batin: ingin pergi, tapi masih terikat secara emosional. Akhirnya, dia menyadari bahwa dia butuh kebebasan dan kendali atas hidupnya sendiri.
Kesimpulan
“King” adalah lagu tentang menyadari bahwa cinta yang tampaknya indah bisa mengekang, dan keberanian untuk melepaskan diri demi menemukan kembali diri sendiri.”