I Met Up With The King

First Aid Kit I Met Up With The King Lyrics
1.I Met Up With The King

Writer(s):Klara SoderbergJohanna Soderberg

I met up with the king
He confessed his body was burning
I met up with the king
His body had begun to rot
And he said, 'Don't think less of me
I'm still the same man I used to be'

But no one believed him
No one believed him

I once knew a pretty girl
And she was in love with the world
And she loved a young man
Who loved her body but never saw her mind
He took everything she had kept
And then he took everything else that was left

But no one believed her
No one believed her

I feel just like the king
As I fall on the muddy ground
I feel just like you gal
There's people thinking
They know something now

Well, I don't know anything at all
And we mean nothing to history
Well, thank God

So tell me do you believe me?
Do you believe me?
I bet you don't
I bet you won't


2.Hard Believer

Writer(s):Klara SoderbergJohanna Soderberg

So you ask for my opinion
Well, what is there to say
To be honest and just foolish
Won't make you wanna stay

You've got to go on and get moving
And I can't do that for you
Got so many plans
And so much you wanna do

Love is tough
Time is rough
Love is tough
Time is rough
On me

Well, I see you've got your bible
Your delusion imagery
Well, I don't need your eternity
Or your meaning to feel free

I just live because I love to
And that's enough, you see
So don't come preach about morality
That's just human sense to me

Love is tough
Time is rough
Love is tough
Time is rough

On me
On me
On me

And it's one life and it's this life and it's beautiful
And it's one life and it's this life and it's beautiful
And it's one life and it's this life and it's beautiful
And it's one life and it's this life
And it's beau, beau, beau, beautiful

Love is tough
Time is rough
On me


3.A Window Opens

Writer(s):Klara SoderbergJohanna Soderberg

The window opens
I hear the toddling waves
I think about the soldiers
I think about the interstates

I would like to leave it all
Just for a week or two
Maybe I'd see it in clarity
Whatever I would see

It's all so confusing
I don't know where I stand
I could be anything
But not yours on demand

I would like to leave it all
If I only could
Maybe I'd see it in clarity
If I'd see anything at all

But the birds they are singing
That sweet and lonesome song
Oh, mother, oh, brother
Take me home today

You may call me irresponsible
Or even carefree
But it's not the way I
Intended to be

I would like to stay here
And not say a word
Maybe I'd see it in clarity
Or I'll see nothing at all

But the wolfs they are howling
That sweet but haunted song
Oh, father, oh, sister
Take me home today


4.Heavy Storm

Writer(s):Klara SoderbergJohanna Soderberg

I wish I could believe in something bigger
More than these trees
These winds, these oceans
I wish I could believe what they tell me

I saw, I saw, I saw my brother pack his bags and leave
We made our goodbyes
And now he is settled down in the city
Where he doesn't have to be himself

He used to play an un-tuned guitar
While he sang about me and he sung about the stars
I used to dream about another time
And now it's all clear
That's the only time I wish would come back

I wish I could hold on a little longer
Still my worried stomach
And calm my hunger
I wish I could believe what they taught me

I saw, I saw, I saw, I saw an old photograph
And the picture that appeared
Well, it took me back to the times
When she was around

She used to play that old mandolin
And the moon and the sea invited her in
I wish that I had told her by then
But she knew deep down
That she only wished that time would come back

A new day awaits me
I could be gone today
A new day awaits me
We could be here to stay

We used to wait for our heavy storms
To take us away while something new would form
I wish that I could have known by then
Well, we all know now
That we're never getting back to those time