Kill The King
Masters of Reality Lyrics


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I was askin'
For two dollars
Two shots
To Kill the King

"If you really love me
And you're thinking of me
You'd do just about anything"
It happened on a sunday

The liqour stores were closed
Thank heaven for the blue laws
We were swimmin' in out sunday clothes
I was askin'

For two dollars
To cook up somethin' cheap
I was shakin' like the rabbit
That was hangin' from her teeth

"And in many degrees of heat
The fire looked at the meat
And said 'if I cook you
The least you can do

Is lay there and be sweet' "
Call the fire in winter
When it snows it won't be cold
Call the wind in summer

If the salt should reign as gold
Eraticus
Kill the King




Magantas
Kill the King

Overall Meaning

The song "Kill The King" by Masters of Reality is a classic rock song that enlists the story of begging for two dollars to get two shots to kill the king. The line "If you really love me And you're thinking of me You'd do just about anything" suggests that the singer wants their lover to prove their love by carrying out the task of killing the king. It happened on a Sunday when the liquor stores were closed, but they find a way to get alcohol as they were "swimmin' in our Sunday Clothes." The song then goes on to describe the singer shaking like a rabbit while cooking something cheap on the fire.


The verse "And in many degrees of heat The fire looked at the meat And said 'if I cook you The least you can do Is lay there and be sweet' " sets the scene of the singer struggling to cook something cheap. The chorus then brings in mythical characters Eraticus and Magantas calling them to kill the king. The final line "Kill the King" suggests that the idea of killing the king is a powerful one that can not be ignored.


Line by Line Meaning

I was askin'
I was requesting


For two dollars
For the amount of two dollars


Two shots
Two alcoholic beverages


To Kill the King
To overthrow the ruler


"If you really love me And you're thinking of me You'd do just about anything"
If you truly love and care for someone, you would go to great lengths to prove it.


It happened on a sunday
The event occurred on a Sunday.


The liqour stores were closed
The shops selling alcoholic beverages were shut.


Thank heaven for the blue laws
Thank goodness for the laws that restrict certain activities on Sundays.


We were swimmin' in out sunday clothes
We were wearing our best clothing while swimming.


I was askin'
I was requesting


For two dollars
For the amount of two dollars


To cook up somethin' cheap
To prepare a low-cost meal


I was shakin' like the rabbit That was hangin' from her teeth
I was trembling with fear, like a rabbit being held by its predator.


"And in many degrees of heat The fire looked at the meat And said 'if I cook you The least you can do Is lay there and be sweet' "
During the cooking process, the fire was a witness to the meat, and the fire wanted it to be compliant and agreeable.


Call the fire in winter When it snows it won't be cold Call the wind in summer
Ask for the appropriate natural element to help you during extreme weather conditions.


If the salt should reign as gold
If something considered worthless should become valuable.


Eraticus Kill the King
A call to overthrow the ruler named Eraticus.


Magantas Kill the King
A call to overthrow the ruler named Magantas.




Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: GOSS, HARRINGTON

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TheSufferbus

Long story time...because I can.

I was a big fan of The Cult in the early/mid-80s (Dreamtime/Love era). In 1987, they released "Electric," which was a huge shift for them and derided by a lot of fans (and rock fans). But it was exactly what the doctor ordered for me personally; a metallic AC/DC-esque crunch that didn't fit in with the Motley Crue's and Poison's of it's time. It was precisely the thing that I didn't know I had been looking for; being into "rock" wasn't my thing at the time. I was into alternative music...U2, The Mission, 10,000 Maniacs, The Style Council, etc.

"Electric" was produced by Rick Rubin, who I knew had achieved some level of fame producing rap artists such as Run DMC, The Beastie Boys, LL Cool J and Public Enemy...and early Slayer.

A year after the release of "Electric" , The Cult released a UK EP called "The Manor Sessions" which was several of the same songs that were on "Electric" but produced by Steve Brown, who had produced "Love." The songs were essentially the same, but sounded completely different. They had gone into the studio (actually located in an old English manor) with Steve Brown and began recording their next album, but they were not happy with the results; feeling that the somewhat psychedelic presentation of the recordings did not reflect the harder edge of their music.

It was then, as a 21 year-old music geek, that I finally understood exactly what a producer did.

(As an aside: I thought the Manor versions were also awesome and there were more EPs released in a limited edition UK boxed set with more tracks from these sessions. And "Electric Peace," a two-disc, properly sequenced version of these recordings was released in 2013(?).

The point is that I liked what this Rick Rubin guy did and I wouldn't have understood it the same way were it not for the release of "The Manor Sessions."

In '88, the year "The Manor Sessions" was released, I was managing a chain record store location and, of course, I checked out all of the latest releases as they came in. One day as I opened a box of new releases, I was kinda digging this cool disc with this great art of an old house (manor?) with an overgrown yard that covered the entire box. (at the time, CDs were still released in longboxes that were designed to sort of simulate the experience of shopping for vinyl albums http://www.raduniverse.com/2011/05/29/longbox-alternatives/)

Masters of Reality? As in Black Sabbath? Bah. Hmm....who produ...? OMG. My man, Rick.

I bought it right then. The day it was released while knowing nothing about it other than Rick Rubin had produced it.

Despite the fact that I was already a serious music junky, "The Blue Garden" changed me. That was when I began to really seek out an understanding the way influences flowed through generations. How the blues were at the heart of basically all of the music that had become dear to me. How "The Blue Garden" (and so many other great artists and albums) reflected so much of what had come before it, without ever really being backwards-looking.

Then in 1991, the Masters' love-letter to Cream (with Ginger behind the kit!) "Sunrise on the Sufferbus" absolutely put the stamp on those realizations.

But, The Blue Garden was really the beginning of a journey into music that, honestly, continues to0day....30 years later.

[6]



Omen Grindowar

I was askin' for two dollars
Two shots to kill the King
"If you really love me and you're thinking of me
You'd do just about anything"
It happened on a sunday
And the liqour stores were closed
Thank heaven for the blue laws
We were swimmin' in our sunday clothes

I was askin' for two dollars
To cook up somethin' cheap
I was shakin' like the rabbit
That was hangin' from her teeth
"And in many degrees of heat
The fire looked at the meat
And if I cook you the least you can do
Is lay there and be sweet"

Call the fire in winter
When it snows and it won't be cold
Call the wind in summer
If the salt should reign as gold

Eraticus
Kill the King
Magentus
Kill the King

Its and bits and sitting wrong
Heaven is one to come home
Spend another minute here
Oh, make me spend another year

Call the fire in winter
When it snows and it won't be cold
Call the wind in summer
If the salt should reign as gold

Eraticus
Kill the King
Magentus
Kill the King



All comments from YouTube:

Wladek Wloszcz

heard this album in a chicago record store back in 1989, still have the original cd i bought then on the spot, one of the best purchases in my life.

Wladek Wloszcz

@Motoroil: cheers! so do I!

Wladek Wloszcz

@TheSufferbus: i did not know Rick Rubin then, i was unaware, trying to make ends meet in chicago, but their music hit me like a brick.

TheSufferbus

I managed a record store back in 1988 and bought it the day it was released simply because Rick Rubin's name was on it. Changed my musical perspectives forever.

almostideal

In 1991 I came across a Def American sampler tape that had MoR, Danzig, Slayer, Black Crowes and some other bands. When I heard it I became hooked. A year later I managed to find this album on cassette and over the next 5 years I played it to death. A few years later, I went to college and found it on CD and many, many years later I managed to get a first edition of it on vinyl. This band was with me throughout my teenage years and my adult life and it is one of the most beautiful pleasures I have ever had. So, if you are reading this in 20whenever, I urge you to buy it. The album artwork is amazing and the music was about 20 years ahead of its time.

Wladek Wloszcz

@TheSufferbus : again, you are so right!

William Petree

Boom.

TheSufferbus

Long story time...because I can.

I was a big fan of The Cult in the early/mid-80s (Dreamtime/Love era). In 1987, they released "Electric," which was a huge shift for them and derided by a lot of fans (and rock fans). But it was exactly what the doctor ordered for me personally; a metallic AC/DC-esque crunch that didn't fit in with the Motley Crue's and Poison's of it's time. It was precisely the thing that I didn't know I had been looking for; being into "rock" wasn't my thing at the time. I was into alternative music...U2, The Mission, 10,000 Maniacs, The Style Council, etc.

"Electric" was produced by Rick Rubin, who I knew had achieved some level of fame producing rap artists such as Run DMC, The Beastie Boys, LL Cool J and Public Enemy...and early Slayer.

A year after the release of "Electric" , The Cult released a UK EP called "The Manor Sessions" which was several of the same songs that were on "Electric" but produced by Steve Brown, who had produced "Love." The songs were essentially the same, but sounded completely different. They had gone into the studio (actually located in an old English manor) with Steve Brown and began recording their next album, but they were not happy with the results; feeling that the somewhat psychedelic presentation of the recordings did not reflect the harder edge of their music.

It was then, as a 21 year-old music geek, that I finally understood exactly what a producer did.

(As an aside: I thought the Manor versions were also awesome and there were more EPs released in a limited edition UK boxed set with more tracks from these sessions. And "Electric Peace," a two-disc, properly sequenced version of these recordings was released in 2013(?).

The point is that I liked what this Rick Rubin guy did and I wouldn't have understood it the same way were it not for the release of "The Manor Sessions."

In '88, the year "The Manor Sessions" was released, I was managing a chain record store location and, of course, I checked out all of the latest releases as they came in. One day as I opened a box of new releases, I was kinda digging this cool disc with this great art of an old house (manor?) with an overgrown yard that covered the entire box. (at the time, CDs were still released in longboxes that were designed to sort of simulate the experience of shopping for vinyl albums http://www.raduniverse.com/2011/05/29/longbox-alternatives/)

Masters of Reality? As in Black Sabbath? Bah. Hmm....who produ...? OMG. My man, Rick.

I bought it right then. The day it was released while knowing nothing about it other than Rick Rubin had produced it.

Despite the fact that I was already a serious music junky, "The Blue Garden" changed me. That was when I began to really seek out an understanding the way influences flowed through generations. How the blues were at the heart of basically all of the music that had become dear to me. How "The Blue Garden" (and so many other great artists and albums) reflected so much of what had come before it, without ever really being backwards-looking.

Then in 1991, the Masters' love-letter to Cream (with Ginger behind the kit!) "Sunrise on the Sufferbus" absolutely put the stamp on those realizations.

But, The Blue Garden was really the beginning of a journey into music that, honestly, continues to0day....30 years later.

[6]

Rick Jones

Found this by accident looking for megadeths song :) best accident ever

PIEGUY ALBA

The album that spawned a genre that spawned a movement. Chris Goss is a fucking genius. The European release of this is still my soundtrack to life. Probably the best passage of music ever written and played quite superbly by The Masters, Chris,Tim, Googe & Vinnie. The first Rock band signed by Rubin onto Def Jam. They should have continued that partnership, Ahhh Fuck It. We still have this Opus Perfectionious

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