The King Of The World Lyrics - Battiato Franco

Strange how the rumble of fighter planes once 

Disturbed the rhythm of the balconies' plants 

And after silence then far away 

The sudden cannon's roar. 

And from the radio signals in code 

One day in heaven fires of Bengala 

Peace came back again 

Yet the king of the world 

Keeps our hearts enchained. 

In the full white dresses 

Echeos of Sufi dances 

In Japan's undergrounds today 

Oxygen machines; 

The more all becomes useless 

The more we believe it's true 

And in the final days 

English will not help. 

And on our bicycles heading for home 

Life brushed us 

Yet the king of the world 

Keeps our hearts enchained.