Overload (album)/King Nothing

These are the lyrics to King Nothing, a song originally released on American heavy metal band Metallica's "Load" album in 1996. The lyrics are about a greedy person who wishes for more than they need, having to face subsequent consequences and collapsing on the way down. On the album Overload, the superstar is facing a dilemma where they want more and more while suffering a great series of different issues resulting from their greed for alcohol. The song is told from a friend's point of view.

Lyrics
'' Wish I may, wish I might Have this I wish tonight Are you satisfied? Dig for gold, dig for fame You dig to make your name Are you pacified?

All the wants you waste All the things you've chased

And it all crashes down And you break your crown And you point your finger, but there's no one around Just want one thing Just to play the king But the castle's crumbled and you're left with just a name Where's your crown, King Nothing? Where's your crown?

Hard and cold, bought and sold A heart as hard as gold Yeah, are you satisfied? Wish I might, wish I may You wish your life away Are you pacified?

All the wants you waste All the things you've chased

Then it all crashes down And you break your crown And you point your finger, but there's no one around Just want one thing Just to play the king But the castle's crumbled and you're left with just a name Where's your crown, King Nothing? Yaw, nothing Oh where's your crown?

Huh!

Wish I may Wish I might Have this wish, I wish tonight I want that star I want it now I want it all and I don't care how

Careful what you wish Careful what you say Careful what you wish you may regret it Careful what you wish you just might get it

Then it all crashes down And you break your crown And you point your finger, but there's no one around Just want one thing Just to play the King But the castle's crumbled and you're left with just a name Where's your crown, King Nothing? Nothing

No, you're just nothing Where's your crown King Nothing? No, you're just nothing Absolutely nothing Off to Never-Neverland ''