Lyric King of Pain

Lyrics by Sting


There s a little black spot on the sun today
It s the same old thing as yesterday
There s a black hat caught in a high tree top
There s a flag-pole rag and the wind won t stop

I have stood here before inside the pouring rain
With the world turning circles running round my brain
I guess I m always hoping that you ll end this reign
But it s my destiny to be the king of pain

There s a fossil that s trapped in a high cliff wall
That s my soul up there
There s a dead salmon frozen in a waterfall
That s my soul up there
There s a blue whale beached by a springtime s ebb
That s my soul up there
There s a butterfly trapped in a spider s web

I have stood here before inside the pouring rain
With the world turning circles running round my brain
I guess I m always hoping that you ll end this reign
But it s my destiny to be the king of pain

There s a king on a throne with his eyes torn out
There s a blind man looking for a shadow of doubt
There s a rich man sleeping on a golden bed
There s a skeleton choking on a crust of bread

There s a red fox torn by a huntsman s pack
There s a black-winged gull with a broken back
There s a little black spot on the sun today
It s the same old thing as yesterday

I have stood here before inside the pouring rain
With the world turning circles running round my brain
I guess I m always hoping that you ll end this reign
But it s my destiny to be the king of pain

Queen of pain
I ll always be queen of pain
I ll always be queen of pain