Lyrics to
King Midas In Reverse

This version of King Midas In Reverse was released by Stills, Nash & Young Crosby in 1971.

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If you could only see me
And know exactly who I am
You wouldn’t want to be me
Oh I can assure you of that
I’m not the guy to run with
‘Cos I’ll throw you off the line
I’ll break you and destroy you
Given time
He’s King Midas with a curse
He’s King Midas in reverse
He’s King Midas with a curse
He’s King Midas in reverse
It’s plain to see it’s hopeless
Going on that way we are
So even though I lose you
You’d be better of by far
He’s not the one to hold your trust
Everything around him turns to dust
In his hand
Nothing he can do is right
He’d even like to sleep at night
But he can’t
He’s King Midas with a curse
He’s King Midas in reverse
He’s King Midas with a curse
He’s King Midas in reverse
I wish someone would find me
And help me gain control
Before I lose my reason and my soul
He’s King Midas with a curse
He’s King Midas in reverse
He’s King Midas with a curse
He’s King Midas in reverse

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About Lyrics and King Midas In Reverse by Stills, Nash & Young Crosby

The lyrics for King Midas In Reverse are made up of the words, verses and background chorus for the popular 1971 song by Stills, Nash & Young Crosby. Like a lot of songs, the lyrics to King Midas In Reverse have both direct meanings and metaphorical context hidden within the song's words. All of the meanings are only truly known by the creators of the lyrics for King Midas In Reverse - Stills, Nash & Young Crosby and any of the writers who worked with them on the song.

If you have an interest in the structure of words and phrases, you can dissect the lyrics to King Midas In Reverse by Stills, Nash & Young Crosby in multiple ways. 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 King Midas In Reverse" means the words set to the music of King Midas In Reverse, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Stills, Nash & Young Crosby. 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 King Midas In Reverse and the lyrics to King Midas In Reverse are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Stills, Nash & Young Crosby who came here looking just for the lyrics to King Midas In Reverse, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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