Like many Manowar songs, this one uses the “magic and sorcery” medieval theme as an analogical tool conveying the listener that he is more than ready to tackle every challenge and obstacle in life.
The word “Light” is a metonymy of the soul of the man but it also describes the soul as full of light...
[Verse 1]
See the white light, the light within
Be your own disciple
Fan the sparks of will
For all of us waiting
Our kingdom will come
[Verse 2]
Now, rays of power shining
Rays of magic fall
On the golden voice
That speaks within us all
For all of us waiting
Your kingdom will come
Kingdom come
[Verse 3]
Now, feel the white light, the light within
Yeah, it burns a fire
Drives a man to win
For all of us waiting
Your kingdom will come
Kingdom come
[Verse 4]
Words of power calling to us all
Holding us together
While other kingdoms fall
No longer waiting
Our kingdom has come
Kingdom come
[Verse 5]
Kingdom coming!
Another kingdom falls
The rightful are waiting
But all are not rightful
Wait and receive the weight of the fall
[Outro]
Kingdom come, kingdom come
Kingdom come, kingdom come
Kingdom come
Kingdom Come was written by Joey DeMaio.
Manowar released Kingdom Come on Fri Nov 18 1988.
One can interpret the song as referring to Heaven; however, just as many other Manowar songs, the track is most likely referred to the “Kingdom of Steel”, the reign of true metal in which the band serves as the Kings of Metal.