Williams has received a record 18 Brit Awards, winning Best British Male Artist four times, Outstanding Contribution to Music twice, an Icon Award for his lasting impact on British culture, eight German ECHO Awards, and three MTV European Music Awards. In 2004, he was inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame after being voted the Greatest Artist of the 1990s. According to the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), he has been certified for 20.2 million albums and 8.66 million singles in the UK as a solo artist. Five of his albums have also topped the Australian albums chart, and has sold 75 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. He also topped the 2000โ2010 UK airplay chart. His three concerts at Knebworth in 2003 drew over 375,000 people, the UK's biggest music event to that point. In 2014, he was awarded the freedom of his hometown of Stoke-on-Trent and had a tourist trail created and streets named in his honour. Williams' thirteenth album, XXV was released on 9 September 2022.
After 15 years, Williams rejoined Take That in 2010 to co-write and perform lead vocals on their album Progress, which became the second-fastest-selling album in UK chart history and the fastest-selling record of the century at the time. The subsequent stadium tour, which featured seven songs from Williams' solo career, became the biggest-selling concert in UK history when it sold 1.34 million tickets in less than 24 hours. In 2011, Take That frontman Gary Barlow confirmed that Williams had left the band for a second time to focus on his solo career, although he stated that the departure was amicable and that Williams was welcome to rejoin Take That in the future. Williams has since performed with Take That on three separate television appearances, and collaborated with Barlow on a number of projects such as the West End musical The Band.
Karma Killer
Robbie Williams Lyrics
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Are you cut up
Or do you easily forget
Are you still around
Why haven't you managed to die yet
You could prop up the bar in hell
How do you sleep
Why was I never good enough
You thought you'd leave me falling forever
Karma killer
Needless to say
I guess you know I hate you
You're so full of sin
Even the devil rates you
I hope you choke
On your Bacardi and Coke
How do you breathe
Why don't you cry
How come you never ask me why
You're not a man stand and deliver
Karma killer
How do you sleep
You've never loved
Why was I never good enough
You thought you'd leave me falling forever
Karma killer
Karma killer
Karma killer
Karma killer
I hope you choke
On your Bacardi and Coke
Look what you didn't take from me
Look what you didn't take from me
Look what you didn't take from me
Look what you didn't take from me
I don't need to take revenge
Cos they're coming to get you
There's no hope for you my friend
Cos they're coming to get you
Karma killer
Karma killer
Karma killer
Karma killer
Karma killer
Karma killer
The lyrics to Robbie Williams's Karma Killer are a scathing rebuke to someone who has caused the singer much pain and frustration. The lines "Are you cut up/Or do you easily forget/Are you still around/Why haven't you managed to die yet" express the singer's disbelief and anger at the person's continued existence when they have caused him so much harm. The lyrics also express the singer's frustration that the person was never able to love him back, and that he was never good enough in their eyes. The repeated line "Karma Killer" serves as a stinging indictment of the person's actions and suggests that their reckoning is coming.
The lyrics also contain a note of hope, however, as the singer believes that justice will eventually be served. The lines "I don't need to take revenge/Cos they're coming to get you/There's no hope for you my friend/Cos they're coming to get you" suggest that the person will eventually face the consequences of their actions and that the singer will be vindicated.
Overall, the lyrics to Karma Killer are a powerful condemnation of someone who has wronged the singer in some way. They express anger, frustration, and a belief in eventual justice, and are a testament to the singer's skills as a lyricist.
Line by Line Meaning
Are you cut up
Do you feel remorseful for your actions?
Or do you easily forget
Can you simply disregard the negative impact you've had?
Are you still around
Do you continue to exist despite your negative behavior?
Why haven't you managed to die yet
Why haven't you faced any consequences for your actions?
You could prop up the bar in hell
Your wicked ways would be welcomed in the depths of hell
How do you sleep
Do you have a conscience weighing on your mind?
You've never loved
Your heart has never known true love
Why was I never good enough
What was lacking in me that made you treat me so poorly?
You thought you'd leave me falling forever
You believed that I would never recover from your deceit
Karma killer
Your actions will come back to haunt you
Needless to say
It's obvious to me
I guess you know I hate you
It's not a mystery that I have contempt for you
You're so full of sin
Your actions are blatantly immoral
Even the devil rates you
Your behavior is so deplorable, even Satan disapproves
I hope you choke
May your wrongdoings bring about your downfall
On your Bacardi and Coke
May even your pleasures be your downfall
Why don't you cry
Why don't you show any remorse for your actions?
How come you never ask me why
How could you show such indifference to my pain?
You're not a man stand and deliver
You're not a true man if you don't face the consequences of your actions
Look what you didn't take from me
I still have things you couldn't take away from me despite your attempts
I don't need to take revenge
I don't need to seek revenge because karma will do it for me
Cos they're coming to get you
The consequences of your actions will inevitably catch up to you
There's no hope for you my friend
There's no escaping the punishment for your evil deeds
Karma killer
The consequences of your actions will catch up to you
Lyrics ยฉ BMG Rights Management
Written by: GUY CHAMBERS, ROBERT PETER WILLIAMS
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Ingrid L.
Me.encanta esta canciรณn. Grande amado robbie โค
Rosa Rosaconsonrisa
Quand il tient la note sur le Karma Killer, j'adore ๐ฅ๐โฅ๏ธ
flilguy
Oddly I find Robbie Williams more interesting in 2020 than I did in 1999.
Belen Marinez
You and me. ๐๐
greg callow
amazing song it seems he knew my ex
Fi Kita
Still my fav song from him
matunahuel95
Mine too
94popart
awesome singer! ^-^ u gotta love robbie!
Geoffrey Jonathan Wilson
Absolutely ๐
ืฉืจื ืื ืื
robbie ur songs are incredibly inteligent i like it...! THIS SONG is so sencere and from the heart <3