Lyrics to
King Of The Universe

From the Album: On The Third Day |

This version of King Of The Universe was released by Electric Light Orchestra (Elo) in 1973.

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It’s all making me ready
It’s all doing what you gotta do
I know “A”
I see my life come shine

Golden sunrise
Tragic day dream
I am so afraid —

King of the Universe, Are you King of the Earth
King of the Universe, Are you King of the Sky
King of the Universe, Are you King of the Sky


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When you decide to study the lyrics to King Of The Universe, you're looking at the words, verses and background chorus from the 1973 song by Electric Light Orchestra (Elo). Some of the lyrics to King Of The Universe have clear meanings and some contain metaphorical references. Like most songs, only Electric Light Orchestra (Elo) and their collaborators know the full story behind any of the their songs.

You can understand the lyrics to King Of The Universe if you take apart the structure of the words. 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 Of The Universe" means the words set to the music of King Of The Universe, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Electric Light Orchestra (Elo). 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 Of The Universe and the lyrics to King Of The Universe are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Electric Light Orchestra (Elo) who came here looking just for the lyrics to King Of The Universe, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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