King Street
Stu Larsen Lyrics

i'm wandering these city streets
I am walking aimlessly on the streets of the city.

there's nothing here for me
There is no purpose or anything that interests me here.

all i see is people running round
All I can see are people rushing around.

buying shit they don't need
Purchasing things that are of no use or value to them.

there's a man begging down on king street
There is a beggar on King Street.

and he grabs me by the wrist
He holds me by the wrist.

he says 'son, you know what the biggest killer in this
He says, 'My child, do you know what the most deadly thing in this world is?

world is?
The world is full of dangers.

it's not money, not drugs, not guns. he said it's
It is neither money nor drugs nor guns. Rather,

loneliness.
It's loneliness.

and it's killing me.
It is killing me slowly.

oh this loneliness, it's bringing me down
This feeling of isolation is making me feel miserable.

and he'll sleep where the darkness falls
He will rest anywhere where the darkness descends.

he won't get no curtain calls
No one will applaud or appreciate his existence.

and he's only got one pair of shoes
He only has a single pair of footwear.

but he's got more serenity
Despite having only a few possessions, he has inner peace.

than the rest of humanity
More than the general people who are consumed by materialism.

they've been tricked into waiting in queues
They have been misled into standing in lines.

and his father is dying
His father's days are numbered.

he's got something inside of him
There is an illness inside him that causes pain.

it makes him feel more wrong than right
It makes him feel more miserable than happy.

and his mother'd be lying
His mother would not be truthful if she claimed that she wasn't crying herself to sleep every night.

if she said she weren't crying
If she denied crying.

herself to sleep every night.
She sobs herself to sleep every night.

he sees a woman waiting at the station steps
He notices a woman sitting at the station steps.

her conversation fills the air
The words she is saying occupy the atmosphere.

she's telling the world about the trouble she's seen
She is revealing the difficulties she has faced to the world.

but no one can hear
Unfortunately, nobody is paying any attention.

he wanders in to a church with it's doors wide open
He enters a church with its doors ajar.

he's welcomed in with a half hearted smile
He receives a reluctant smile as a sign of greeting.

some guy tells him he's found all the answers
A chap informs him that he has discovered solutions to everything.

to things like money and drugs and guns.
Regarding topics such as wealth, narcotics, and firearms.

old man says 'what about this loneliness?
An elderly gentleman asks, 'What about this loneliness?

cos it's killing me.
Because it is killing me slowly.

oh this loneliness, it's bringing me down.
This condition of being alone is making me feel terrible.

i'll sleep where the darkness falls
I will rest anywhere that is dark.

i won't get no curtain calls
No one will applaud or cheer for me.

and i've only got one pair of shoes
I possess just one pair of footwear.

but i've got more serenity
Nonetheless, I have more calmness and poise.

than the rest of humanity
More than the rest of humankind.

they've been tricked into waiting in queues
People have been deceived into lining up.

and my father is dying
My dad's days are numbered.

he's got something inside of him
He is suffering from an internal ailment.

it makes him feel more wrong than right
It causes him to feel more sorrowful than happy.

and my mother'd be lying
My mother would be dishonest if she claimed she didn't cry every night.

if she said she weren't crying
If she declared that she didn't shed tears.

herself to sleep everynight.
She weeps herself to sleep every night.