King of Fools - Revision history

Matt at 14:51, 26 March 2025

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	'''King of Fools''' is the sixth track on [[Poets of the Fall]]'s 2006 second studio album [[Carnival of Rust (album)\|Carnival of Rust]].		'''King of Fools''' is the sixth track on [[Poets of the Fall]]'s 2006 second studio album [[Carnival of Rust (album)\|Carnival of Rust]].

			On 5th September 2014 a 4:38 unplugged studio live version was included as track 3 on the [[Daze]] single.

			In 2020, the track was performed live and unplugged by [[Marko Saaresto\|Marko]] and [[Olli Tukiainen\|Olli]] as the January entry of the [[Alexander Theatre Sessions]].

	==Lyrics==		==Lyrics==
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	~~{{stub}}~~		== Trivia ==
			* Given the religious rhetoric in the lyrics, the title may be in reference to the character Quasimodo from The Hunchback of Notre Dame - known as the Pope of Fools (King of Fools in the Disney film).

	[[Category:Songs]]		[[Category:Songs]]

Matt at 16:02, 16 March 2025

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	==Lyrics==		==Lyrics==
	~~{\| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"~~		<blockquote>
	\|-		I worry that I can't give you what you need<br/>
	\| I worry that I can't give you what you need		That you'll find nothing underneath the peel<br/>
	That you'll find nothing underneath the peel		That I can't undo the times we disagreed<br/>
	That I can't undo the times we disagreed		That I can't ignore the way I feel<br/>
	That I can't ignore the way I feel

	Cos what I feel is the only truth I know		Cos what I feel is the only truth I know<br/>
	And I get by on this naivete of youth		And I get by on this naivete of youth<br/>

	If what I feel is the only truth		If what I feel is the only truth<br/>
	And what I give out will make up what I'll receive		And what I give out will make up what I'll receive<br/>
	Can I leave behind my naivete of youth?		Can I leave behind my naivete of youth?<br/>
	Will I be crucified for wanting to believe?		Will I be crucified for wanting to believe?<br/>
	I believe		I believe<br/>

	Could you hold us up if I would drag us down?		Could you hold us up if I would drag us down?<br/>
	Resurrect emotions from our past		Resurrect emotions from our past<br/>
	N' if they had a king for fools would you wear the crown?		N' if they had a king for fools would you wear the crown?<br/>
	Build us up again and make us last		Build us up again and make us last<br/>

	Cos what I feel is the only truth for me		Cos what I feel is the only truth for me<br/>
	And I get by on this naivete of youth		And I get by on this naivete of youth<br/>

	If what I feel is the only truth		If what I feel is the only truth<br/>
	And what I give out will make up what I'll receive		And what I give out will make up what I'll receive<br/>
	Can I still leave behind my naivete of youth?		Can I still leave behind my naivete of youth?<br/>
	Will I be crucified for wanting to believe?		Will I be crucified for wanting to believe?<br/>
	I believe		I believe<br/>

	And if we don't worry about a thing		And if we don't worry about a thing<br/>
	Will we be sorry when the rain is falling again		Will we be sorry when the rain is falling again<br/>
	And what does it matter		And what does it matter<br/>
	If fortune should favor		If fortune should favor<br/>
	It's never the final amen		It's never the final amen<br/>

	If what I feel is the only truth		If what I feel is the only truth<br/>
	And what I give out will make up what I'll receive		And what I give out will make up what I'll receive<br/>
	Can I still leave behind my naivete of youth?		Can I still leave behind my naivete of youth?<br/>
	Will I be crucified for wanting to believe?		Will I be crucified for wanting to believe?<br/>
	I believe		I believe
	\|}		<blockquote/>

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Matt: Lyrics

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Matt: BPM and Key

2025-03-13T21:29:52Z

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	\| label = [[Insomniac]]		\| label = [[Insomniac]]
			\| BPM = '''126'''<br/>128 ([[Daze]] single)
			\| key = '''A'''<br/>C ([[Alexander Theatre Sessions\|ATS]])
	\| writer = <!--for both music and lyrics-->		\| writer = <!--for both music and lyrics-->
	\| producer = [[Poets of the Fall]]		\| producer = [[Poets of the Fall]]

Matt: length

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'''King of Fools''' is the sixth track on [[Poets of the Fall]]'s 2006 second studio album [[Carnival of Rust (album)|Carnival of Rust]].

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[[Category:Songs]]