The opening track from YUNGBLUD’s self-titled EP is an upbeat societal critique that gets its name from the late King Charles I of England (1600-1649), a monarch over England, Scotland and Ireland from 1625 until his execution in 1649.
King Charles is often viewed as a tyrant due to his belief that...
[Intro]
Stop being a twatty, brap
Happy, be fucking happy
[Verse 1]
And I'll admit I've never been broke, but I have been broken
Shout in silence, while searching for a token
(Woah-oh-oh-oh-oh) Of kindness (Woah-oh-oh-oh-oh)
This one's for you, King Charles, you mess with the people
Took the taxes to fund the evil
(Woah-oh-oh-oh-oh) Sound familiar? (Woah-oh-oh-oh-oh)
The mindless divide us
But when we need guidance, you give us the silence
It's spineless and blindless, we will bite back, not sit here smiling
While they used to attack the student loans
And the first time homes, it's time to know
That at the moment, they're neglecting the young
And it's really, really scary being under 21
[Chorus]
Honey, we want your money (Woah-oh)
Get out your wallet, give us your (Oh-oh)
Money, and you might as well
Throw in your soul (Woah-oh)
[Interlude]
Sorry, mate
Eh, we're taking your car, brap
[Verse 2]
I see you just royal pretenders, too sober to spend us
You talk about lease, but then no one surrenders (Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
From a cynical man with no fucking plan
When it all goes wrong, there'll be no confession (Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
Only a digression, a concession, and society's aggression
We'll create a phenomenal compression
On the heads of the youth, what do we do?
Say, what do we do, man, what do we do?
What do we do, man, what do we do?
[Chorus]
Honey, we want your money (Woah-oh)
Get out your wallet and give us your (Oh-oh)
Money, and you might as well
Give us your soul (Woah-oh)
[Bridge]
Mister, we're taking your car now, sir
We're taking your car now, sir
We're t-taking your car now, sir
We're t-taking your car now, sir
[Chorus]
Honey, we want your money (Woah-oh)
Get out your wallet and give us your (Oh-oh)
Money, and you might as well
Throw in your soul (Woah-oh), brap
Honey, we want your money (Woah-oh)
Get out your wallet and give us your (Oh-oh)
Money, and you might as well
Throw in your soul (Woah-oh)
King Charles was written by Matt Schwartz & YUNGBLUD.
King Charles was produced by Matt Schwartz.
YUNGBLUD released King Charles on Fri Apr 07 2017.
At the minute I feel like young people are not being listened to, so music is how I can express my opinions and create change. If we fight, we win.