metallica

King Nothing

A cautionary tale of greed from *Load*, 1996

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

Chorus

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

Verse 2

Wish I may, wish I might
Have this 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

Chorus

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

Outro

Make you laugh, make you moan
Make you think you're pretty smart
But oh my God, it's a shame
That all you wanted was a party

Look at you, look at you
Nothing left to lose
You're just nothing