“Queen of Nothing” is both the first track and title track of Elliot Lee’s EP. This song talks about finding and befriending people with similar experiences. A group of friends working through difficult stuff with the help of each other. It also reaches out to the listener letting them know that El...
[Verse 1]
How can I smile
When I cover the suffering under my skin
When they ask me how I’ve really been?
It’s been a while
And I never planned for the way it would spread
When I got it all off of my chest
[Pre-Chorus]
Heart and soul
I’ve never ever felt this low, low
With nowhere else left to go, go
I’m no-no-nothing on my own, so
[Chorus]
If you are stuck
And you don’t feel anything
I can be your queen
Your queen of nothing
If you’ve given up
And you don’t feel anything
Then you’ve got me
Your queen of nothing
My heart and soul
Have never ever felt so low, low
If you are stuck
And you don’t feel anything
I can be your queen
Your queen of nothing
[Verse 2]
I want you to know that
Even if none of us know what you’re going through
We’ll never think you’re insane
Comfort in numbers
When we’re alone it can batter us
When we’re together we battle the pain
[Pre-Chorus]
My heart and soul
Have never ever felt this low, low
There’s nowhere else left to go, go
I’m no-no-nothing on my own, so
[Chorus]
If you are stuck
And you don’t feel anything
I can be your queen
Your queen of nothing
If you’ve given up
And you don’t feel anything
Then you’ve got me
Your queen of nothing
My heart and soul
Have never ever felt so low, low
If you are stuck
And you don’t feel anything
I can be your queen
Your queen of nothing
Na na na, na na na, na na na
Na na na, na na na, na na na
Na na na, na na na, na na na
[Bridge]
I know you’ve been low
Nobody’s alone
And if we stick together
We can build ourselves a home, yeah
Honestly I never thought
That people fight the things I’ve fought
But knowing you know how I feel when I’m feeling so low
Is what keeps me afloat, so
[Chorus]
If you are stuck
And you don’t feel anything
I can be your queen
Your queen of nothing
If you’ve given up
And you don’t feel anything
Then you’ve got me
Your queen of nothing
Heart and soul
I’ve never ever felt this low, low
I’m no-no-nothing on my own, so
If you are stuck
And you don’t feel anything
I can be your queen
Your queen of nothing
[Outro]
Na na na, na na na, na na na
Na na na, na na na, na na na
Na na na, na na na, na na na
Queen of Nothing was written by Elliot Lee.
Queen of Nothing was produced by Lucky Dog.
Elliot Lee released Queen of Nothing on Fri Jul 16 2021.
The pre-chorus and chorus interpolate the melody from the 1938 song “Heart and Soul” by Hoagy Carmichael, performed by Bea Wain and Larry Clinton. The tune has been covered and sampled a number of times, including a 1959 doo-wop version by The Cleftones and a 2017 rock interpolation by Train.