King
Shae Fiol Lyrics

He's running away a train in the night
He is escaping his problems and responsibilities by running away like a speeding train in the dark of night

A trail of smoke he leaves behind
As he runs away, he leaves behind a trail of confusion, hurt and chaos

He's holding back years and holding back tears
He is hiding his emotions and pain that he has accumulated through the years of his life

He wishes he could just disappear
He wishes to escape everything in his life and disappear from the world

‘Cause he's a child of light with a smile that shines
He is a person who seems to be bright and happy like a child of light due to his smile

So easy to believe that there's nothing wrong
It is easy for people to believe that everything in his life is perfect and there is nothing wrong with him

But the secrets he keeps are holding him down
He has secrets that he has not revealed to anyone, which have become a weight he cannot bear

All of him lost he walks and wanders
Inside, he feels completely lost without any sense of direction or purpose, thus just wandering about every day

But he won't pay the cost
He is unwilling to take responsibility or face the consequences of his actions

I hope that he can find the strength to be brave
The artist wishes that he has the courage to confront his problems and face his fears

‘Cause if he doesn't he will end up in the rain
If he doesn't muster the strength to face his problems, he will end up in misery and despair

He's caught in a realm where his dreams prevail
He lives in a world of his own imagination where he constantly dreams of having a perfect life

He's trapped inside a fairy tale
His life has become like a fairy tale, where everything seems magical and happy, but it’s actually unreal

He's bound to succeed but he has to believe
He feels it is his destiny, to succeed, but he must believe in and work towards his success

That there is worthiness in reality
He must learn that in reality, there is worth and meaning to his life, instead of living in his dreams

‘Cause he was born to reign
He was meant to live a great and successful life

But slowly going insane
However, his dreams are slowly driving him insane, preventing him from living in reality

And if you look carefully then you can see
If you observe him closely, you can notice that something is wrong

The man he owes it to himself to be
He owes himself the responsibility to be the man that he can become

And all the possibilities
There are multiple opportunities available to him for discovering himself and succeeding in life

He's a king, a king, he doesn't want to know
He has been feeling like a king, but he doesn’t want to confront the truth

All the words I sing aren't simply pretty notes
The artist is trying to tell him the truth through their song and lyrics, and it’s not just empty words

He floats up high, he's never coming down
He is in a bubble that makes him feel high and away from reality; he believes he won’t ever come down

Can he be reached somehow?
The artist wonders if there is a way to reach and help him out of his fantasy world

I'm counting on Oshún, Oshún
The singer is hoping for help from the orisha Oshún, who is believed to be the goddess of love and happiness in Yoruba mythology

Oshún, Oshún by the river
The singer prays to Oshún, describing her by the river which is a sacred place where people come to pray and give offerings to the Orishas