King Nothing

(from the album Load)

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Wish I may

Wish I might

Have this wish tonight

Are you satisfied?

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Dig for gold

Dig for fame

You dig to make your name

Are you pacified?

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All the wants you waste

All the things you've chased

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And it all crashes down

And you break your crown

And you point your finger

But there's no one around

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Just want one thing

Just to play the king

But the castle crumbled

And you've left with just a name

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Where's your crown?

King nothing

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Hard and cold

Bought and sold

A heart hard as gold

Are you satisfied

*

Wish I may

Wish I might

You wish your life away

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 crumbled

And you've left with just a name

*

Where's your crown?

King nothing

*

I wish I may

I wish I might

Have this wish I wish tonight

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I want the star

I want it now

I want it all and I don't care how

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Careful what you wish

Careful what you say

Careful what you wish

You may regret it

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Careful what you wish

You just might get it

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Then it all crashes down

And you break your crown

And you point your finger

But there's no one around

*

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 crumbled

And you've left with just a name

*

Where's your crown?

King nothing

*

Just want one thing

Just to play the king

But the castle crumbled

And you've left with just a name