The King of Nothing
My life these days revolves around three places: The USA where I lived for a long time until late 2019, Brasil where Giselle is from and where her family resides and Ontario, Canada where we are now. Amazingly, all three of these places are run by horrific, incompetent, destructive leaders. They deserve mention in a song so, here it is. My inspiration for mood and message was the Beatles’ “Nowhere Man”. The song names nobody because it is addresses more than one person. Use it as you will. It has a hook at the end as I am prone to do. Enjoy!
The King of Nothing
Verse Intro
Em C
He spins stories we can’t believe
Am G
The people roar approval
Em C
He basks in adoration
Am G B7
And offers complete upheaval
There’s nobody more important
Nobody quite so smart
But, no one is going to tell him
He has his horse behind his cart
He loves to see his name in lights
Or carved in tons of gold
He will never understand
His soul is gone stone cold C7
Am Dm
He’s a wondrous man
G C
Drowning in his junk
Am F
He’s the King of Nothing
Dm G B7
Just another godless punk
He doesn’t care when he lies
Devoid of love for anyone
Doesn’t hear the peoples’ cries
Too busy being the Chosen One
If I were given all he has
I’d toss it in the trash
Golden thrones and elephant bones
And a sack of worthless cash. C7
I am a wondrous man
Happy in my skin
I’m the King of Nothing
Dm G B E
I may be a lot like him