King Of Pain
The Police [nitrofiles.blogspot.com] Lyrics

There's a little black spot on the sun today
Referring to the singer's troubled soul as a small, dark spot on the radiant sun

It's the same old thing as yesterday
The singer's dark thoughts remain unchanging and perpetual

There's a black hat caught in the high tree top
Symbolizing the singer's feeling of being stuck or trapped in despair

There's a flag pole rag and the wind won't stop
Representing the feeling of constant turmoil and discomfort in the artist's life

I have stood here before inside the pouring rain
Having experienced the pain and sorrow before, the artist is familiar with these feelings

With the world turning circles running 'round my brain.
The singer's thoughts and emotions are overwhelming and consume their mind

I guess I'm always hoping that you'll end this reign
The singer clings to the hope that someone or something will end their suffering

But it's my destiny to be the king of pain.
However, the artist ultimately recognizes that enduring pain is their inevitable fate

There's a fossil that's trapped in a high cliff wall, that's my soul up there
Further illustrating the stasis and entrapment of the artist's tormented soul

There's a dead salmon frozen in a waterfall, that's my soul up there
Using natural imagery to emphasize the permanency of the artist's emotional state

There's a blue whale beached by a springtide's ebb, that's my soul up there
Comparing the singer's pain to the immense weight and suffering of an enormous creature

There's a butterfly trapped in a spider's web, that's my soul up there
Highlighting the fragility and vulnerability of the artist's inner self

There's a king on a throne with his eyes torn out
Metaphorically reflecting the singer's feeling of powerlessness and vulnerability

There's a blind man looking for a shadow of doubt;
Suggesting that the singer feels lost and unable to discern reality from falsehood or hope from despair

There's a rich man sleeping on a golden bed
Implying a sense of jealousy or resentment towards those who appear happy and content with their lives

There's a skeleton choking on a crust of bread.
Portraying the beautiful facade of life with the harsh reality and inevitability of death

There's a red fox torn by a huntmen's pack, that's my soul up there
Further illustrating the pain and suffering of the artist's inner self

There's a black winged gull with a broken back, that's my soul up there
Comparing the singer's soul to a bird, but emphasizing its inescapable injury and distress

King of pain
Emphasizing the central idea and theme of the song - the singer's inescapable, unstoppable pain

King of pain, king of pain
Reinforcing the theme of the song with repetition

I always be king of pain...
Concluding the song with a final acceptance and resignation to the fate of being the 'king of pain'