Lyrics to
Kill The King

This version of Kill The King was released by Rainbow in 1978.

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Danger, danger the Queen’s about to kill
There’s a stranger, stranger and life about to spill
Oh no move me out of harm
I need a spell and a charm
Fly like the wind
I’m no pawn, so be gone, speed on and on
Kill the king
Tear him down

Kill the king, yeah
Strike him down

Power, power it happens every day
Power, devour all along the way
Oh no, move me out of harm
I need a spell and a charm
And fly like the wind
I’m no pawn, so be gone, speed on and on
Kill the king

Treason, treason, the spectre looms again
Treason, reason, the realm is safe and then
Oh no, move away from harm
I need a spell and a charm
Fly like the rainbow
I’m no pawn, so be gone, speed on and on

Kill the king
Tear him down
Kill the king, yeah
Got to take his crown
Crown

Kill the king
He’ll rule no more
Strike him dead
The people roar

Kill the king, yeah
Take his head
Down, down, down, down
Oh, kill
Oh, kill
Oh, oh

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About Lyrics and Kill The King by Rainbow

The lyrics for Kill The King are defined as the words making up the song released by Rainbow in 1978. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Kill The King have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Rainbow and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to Kill The King by Rainbow if you think through it. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Kill The King" means the words set to the music of Kill The King, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Rainbow. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Kill The King and the lyrics to Kill The King are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Rainbow who came here looking just for the lyrics to Kill The King, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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