he was a leader of a small gang
commiting crimes each day
but time has changed where he was proud
it's a far away
he took living easy, his bad reputation
oh it was known all around
but he didn't care no, he made dirty money
now he is down and out
thought he knew the tricks of life
prowling in the dark
now he's left by all his friends
'cause he lived apart, of them
he was a leader, malicious and violent
his fame is covered with blood
now he's just a number, he lost all his power
the king has lost his face
down down down, though the king lost his crown
caught and sentenced, he was guilty
down down down, though the king lost his crown
it's too late- far too high
late far too high
sony müzik tarafından çıkarılan en son elvis toplaması.
16 ağustos 1977'de bilinmeyen bir nedenle öldüğünde elvis albümlerinin sayısı 20'ye varmıyordu bile. aradan geçen 30 yıl içinde artık 100'lü hanelere bile sığmıyor nerdeyse.
'the king' ne sanatçının en son toplaması olacak ne de en iyisi, çünkü bir çok toplama albümün daha önümüzdeki yıllarda çeşitli isim ve karışımlarla yayınlanacağı kesin.
the king elvis'in ölümünün 30. yılına denk gelmesi nedeniyle önemli. ayrıca bugüne kadar hiç elvis albümü almamış gençler için de net ve temiz bir özet niteliğinde. içinde 47 adet elvis hiti, iki bonus konser kaydı ve bir de onu 2000'li yıllara taşıyan ünlü remiks 'a little less conversation'un jxl versiyonu yer alıyor.
*** albümdeki şarkılar her hafta teker teker single olarak piyasaya çıkarılacakmış.
çok güzel bir hard-fi şarkısıdır. sözleri de şöyle;
in this town, i used to be the king here,
now i don't mean a thing here, where did it all go wrong?
i look around, and no one knows my face here,
i feel so out of place here, where did it all go wrong?
i say your name, and i wonder where you are now,
i hope you're doing fine, well i hope that you found love
i hope that you found love
i've been thinking of you, every waking hour,
staring at the wall, trying to find the nerve to call
catch your photo and i wonder, are you still on this number?
but in my heart i know, you changed that number long ago
once i was the king...
we said goodbye, you begged me not to leave you,
i didn't want to leave you, but you know i had to go
i said look for me, when the spring sun shines on the street,
where we'd meet and plan our future, but i never made it home...
i turn around, head on over to your street yea,
just in case you might still be there, but now they've pulled it down
now they've pulled it down
i've been thinking of you, every waking hour,
staring at the wall, trying to find the nerve to call
catch your photo and i wonder, are you still on this number?
but in my heart i know, you changed that number long ago,
nowhere is home, and i feel old,
my clothes are worn, my heart is cold,
with you i was the king,
but with you my heart would sing,
but now my story's done,
now i'm no one
but once i was the king
kendisi, şehirlerden psikolojik ruh durumlarına kadar bir dizi şey hakkında, yeni başlayanlar serisi oluşturma çabasıyla bu sözlüğün kılavuzu benim demiş, nickiyle de aba altından sopa göstermiştir.
