Metallica: King Nothing (Lyric Video)

Metallica: King Nothing (Lyric Video)

Metallica’s official lyric video for “King Nothing,” from the album “Load.”

Taken from "Load" (Remastered), available now on 180g 2LP vinyl, CD, 3-CD expanded edition, cassette, digital (including Spatial Audio), and packaged in a mammoth deluxe box set.

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

And 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 it

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

No, you’re just nothing

Where’s your crown, King Nothing?

No, you’re just nothing

Absolutely nothing

Off to Never-Never Land

Written by James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich & Kirk Hammett

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