| "King of Fools" | |
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| Song by Poets of the Fall | |
| from the album Carnival of Rust | |
| Released | April 12, 2006 |
| Length | 4:07 |
| Label | Insomniac |
| BPM | 126 128 (Daze single) |
| Key | A C (ATS) |
| Producer(s) | Poets of the Fall |
King of Fools is the sixth track on Poets of the Fall's 2006 second studio 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 and Olli as the January entry of the Alexander Theatre Sessions.
Lyrics
I worry that I can't give you what you need
That you'll find nothing underneath the peel
That I can't undo the times we disagreed
That I can't ignore the way I feel
Cos what I feel is the only truth I know
And I get by on this naivete of youth
If what I feel is the only truth
And what I give out will make up what I'll receive
Can I leave behind my naivete of youth?
Will I be crucified for wanting to believe?
I believe
Could you hold us up if I would drag us down?
Resurrect emotions from our past
N' if they had a king for fools would you wear the crown?
Build us up again and make us last
Cos what I feel is the only truth for me
And I get by on this naivete of youth
If what I feel is the only truth
And what I give out will make up what I'll receive
Can I still leave behind my naivete of youth?
Will I be crucified for wanting to believe?
I believe
And if we don't worry about a thing
Will we be sorry when the rain is falling again
And what does it matter
If fortune should favor
It's never the final amen
If what I feel is the only truth
And what I give out will make up what I'll receive
Can I still leave behind my naivete of youth?
Will I be crucified for wanting to believe?
I believeTrivia
- 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).