"The Once And Future King" lyrics

"The Once And Future King"

Well, I guess
This will be dismissed
As bitterness
And sour grapes

Champion grudge-bearer
Too much time with my own thoughts
It should be my name on their lips
But it's not

And I will wait
For my turn to come 'round again
And I will wait
However long it takes
However long it takes

See, you're gonna
Be the next big thing
All the young girls
You could ever want

I heard your song on the radio
Like a firebrand on my skin
So the war has begun
A pox on your houses

And I will wait
For my turn to come 'round again
And I will wait
However long it takes
However long it takes

I say, "Round of applause". I say, "Round of applause"
(The new king of baloney says whatever he wants)
I say, "Round of applause". I say, "Round of applause"
(Objection overruled)
Passive yet aggressive
Drunk on Schadenfreude
Success has been cruel to me
My time will come again

And I will wait
For my turn to come 'round again
And I will wait
Ha-ha, oh-oh-oh
Ha-ha, oh, oh-oh-oh


Writer(s): Russell Lissack, Gordon Moakes, Kele Okereke, Matt Tong
album: "A Weekend In The City" (2007)
Bloc Party. - A Weekend In The City album cover
Secrets
(Bonus Track)
England
(Japanese Bonus Track)
We Were Lovers
(Japanese Bonus Track)
Emma Kate's Accident
(Best Buy Bonus Track)
Version 2.0
(Best Buy Bonus Track)
Rhododendrons
(US eMusic Bonus Track)
Atonement
(iTunes Bonus Track)
Cain Said To Abel
(iTunes Bonus Track)
Selfish Son
(Napster & Rhapsody Bonus Track)
Vision Of Heaven
(PureVolume Bonus Track)
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