King Nothing

Song Details

Written by

  • James Hetfield
  • Lars Ulrich
  • Kirk Hammett

Total Performances

First Performed Live

Most Recent Performance

September 20, 2024

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

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?
Where’s your crown?

Hot and cold, bought and sold
A heart as hard as gold
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?
Where’s your crown?

I wish I may, I 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

You’re just nothing
Where’s your crown, King Nothing?
You’re just nothing
Absolutely nothing

Off to never-never land

© 1996 Creeping Death Music (Global Music Rights)

Live Performances

September 20, 2024

Mexico City, Mexico

Estadio GNP Seguros

August 30, 2024

Seattle, WA, United States

Lumen Field

August 23, 2024

Edmonton, AB, Canada

Commonwealth Stadium

August 16, 2024

Minneapolis, MN, United States

U.S. Bank Stadium

August 9, 2024

Chicago, IL, United States

Soldier Field

August 2, 2024

Foxborough, MA, United States

Gillette Stadium

July 12, 2024

Madrid, Spain

Estadio Cívitas Metropolitano

July 5, 2024

Warsaw, Poland

PGE Narodowy

June 16, 2024

Copenhagen, Denmark

Parken Stadium

June 7, 2024

Helsinki, Finland

Helsinki Olympic Stadium

November 5, 2023

St. Louis, MO, United States

Dome at America’s Center

September 1, 2023

Phoenix, AZ, United States

State Farm Stadium