Will Varley - King For A King
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- Опубликовано: 19 мар 2012
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Video for Will Varley's song 'King For A King'. From his debut album 'Advert Soundtracks'.
Album available at www.smugglersrecords.com & Itunes.
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Will Varley is great but his lyrics are just straight up existential crisis inducing.
existential crisis inducing hahahaha made me laugh, thank you
MockinGlobes I was thinking exactly that when I read your comment
Relevant now then? 😅
These are actually the best lyrics I've ever heard.
How is this not recognized internationally?
Because most people don't think much about the lyrics of a song?
because people are simpletons and want shit that repeats and sounds electronic and boring... is what you're trying to say@@nanashipersonne4151
" The birds still sing when they fall from the sky " It reminds me of my grandfather... he used to play the violin... he cried when I had him listen to Vivaldi... (and he was nearly deaf at that time) ... He died during the spring... he said he would like to get outside and roam the hills one morning... 😢
This song fucked up something in me the first time I heard it. I haven't been able to stop listening. It's such a strong song. His voice, the kind of a sadness in the song and the accuracy. It's incredible.
reminiscent love is not far from happyness. The point is its sad until you can compare a life, fully lived.
i dont like how much this touched me... Why isnt this everywhere...
Been listening to this guy for about 4 years and I'm so happy it reached a million views. I couldn't believe its only had 600k views at one point. This needs way more recognition. Its deep for sure but its still deep enough you can drink and smoke and enjoy and dance. Rip God bless
My son was born just 5 weeks ago. I am crying right now...
Saw this guy last night at a Frank Turner gig. Great guy and his music was awesome.
I honestly think I've listened to this about 10,000 times! Amazing song!
He was brilliant live! I am pretty gutted his new stuff isn't on spotify but he was telling me how he only got £30 for like 20,000 plays on his first album on there so he chooses not to put his stuff on there anymore. Buy his album and support him because he deserves it. All his new stuff is brilliant. Nice guy too.
I don't understand how something so poignant doesn't have millions of people listening to it. Beautifully written. Fucking love it.
Because these are the days.....
Because most people don't think much about the lyrics of a song?
@@nanashipersonne4151 really? That’s like, the whole point
poingnant?
Just passed a million views!
Will is the kind of musician that makes us other musicians feel like we're not up to scratch.
They say "Writing about music is like dancing about architecture." It's true. This song is full of words, yet no words I have at my disposal can fully convey how powerful and meaningful it is. If I had to try, I'd make an allegory about how human emotions are most powerful at intersections, and the crossing between joy and sadness is the most human of all.
I have always loved this analogy. (it was made even better in the first week of the architecture/engineering segment of my degree when the lead tutor told us that the only way in which we wouldn't be assessed, was through the medium of interpretive dance). Varley rocks btw
I went to see "the dead south" earlier this year in birmingham uk before covid took over! And will varley was one of the support acts... i had never heard of him before, he had a stage presence and a sound i will never forget!
Since seeing him support beans on toast the other night, I am addicted to this song, will is a lyrical genius!
Was a fantastic support of Dead South, the song is beautiful, eloquent, nostalgic and somewhat melancholic; glorious
This song is aging like fine wine. I really need to see will live
As below, saw will at Frank Turner last night, sheer genius!
I saw him live yesterday and he signed my whiskey flask :D He is so humble and awesome. A very nice person beyond being a great composer and musician.
A Great Tour Line-Up,for Sure.Caught the Show at Pennsylvania. Awesome Show!❤
Such a powerful song. I've heard it 100 times and I feel the emotions every time. Well done Mr. Varley, well done.
I'm a song writer. I'm ok with the fact that I will never be this good of a song writer. Some stars just shine brighter, this is blindingly amazing.
Listened to this live a bit ago, don't think I've ever had a true appreciation for music before that moment.
Nor had I ever felt that much emotion.
Absolutely love Will's song writing!Does a great show and is even a nice guy too! What's not to love?
He deserves the attention he gets through being Frank's supporting act. And hopefully he'll tour alone in a year or two :)
*through Europe, I mean.
well he is the proclamers supporting / opening act and he is great! i got all 3 cd's singed by him
Top man
Well you are in luck! 😂 It's like you knew
fell in love
when I heard the first words
No matter how many times I listen to this it gives me the chills every time.
At least we can laugh,
At least we can smile.
We all just drop in for a while.
Will Varley, you're such a lovely fucker, I'm really glad I found this song.
Saw this guy at Buryfields festival around 2016, he was absolutely brilliant. Had a chat with him afterwards and very cheekily haggled to buy his CD for about £3 which was all I had in my pocket, he was so lovely and I recently listened to that CD again and it is fantastic. I hadn’t thought about him in years and I looked him up to see if he’s still making music and I’m happy to see he still is. Forgot about this song!
my sister loves Will Varley and met him at smugglers festival and was so happy when she had her name menchioned and had her picture with him !!!!!!!!!!
You’re six seconds old in the arms of your mother
Six weeks later, you start to see colour
And you learn pretty soon, if you cry you get tit
You learn how to crawl and you learn how to shit
By the time you can speak, they got you in school
Where just asking questions is breaking the rules
Well, ten years later, the system has won
You’ve stopped asking questions and sucking your thumb
On your thirteenth birthday they give you a drink
Say, “Get it all down, you’ll forget how to think!”
So you tell your first girlfriend you’re gonna die young
At the end of her garden she gives you some tongue
By fourteen she’s left you, well life is unfair
You’ve got shey on your t-shirt and spikes in your head
And your best friend from school said, “Just doesn’t suit you!”
You sit on a wall and you talk of the future, say
King for a king, eye for an eye
The birds still sing when they fall from the sky
If I slip a little whisky now into your cup
Will you swear that you’ll never grow up?
Swear that you’ll never grow up?
Well your teenage years scar you like daggers
Your insecurity turns into a swagger
Defensive as Normandy, lacking maturity
Drink like a fish, smoke like a chimney
King for a king, eye for an eye
The birds still sing when they fall from the sky
We’ll stand on the rooftops, we’ll scream and we’ll shout
If you swear that tomorrow we’ll work it all out
If you swear that tomorrow we’ll work it all out
Well by twenty you’re starting to run out of steam
You got no money and can’t sell your dreams
Get a job in an office like a means to an end
You start wearing shirts and losing your friends
And one night you meet a girl having a smoke
She looks alright and she laughs at your jokes
Well, take it all easy, boy, you can’t be lazy
Watch out, son, you’ve got a baby, oh
Six seconds old, in the arms of your lover
Six weeks later, she starts to see colour
And you swear that no harm will come to her or her mother
Your means to an end, well it’s starting to suffer, say
King for a king, eye for an eye
The birds still sing when they fall from the sky
Well, at least we can laugh, at least we can smile
We all just drop in for a while
Yeah, we all just drop in for a while
Well, your hair’s getting grey now, so is your moustache
Your best friend from school dies in a car crash
You bury him, it’s raining, you stand by your wife
You say, “What have I done with my life?”
Just a name in a family tree, nothing to history
But me and my woman, that’s all that it means to me
King for a king, eye for an eye
The birds still sing when they fall from the sky
Slip a little whisky now into my cup
And we’ll swear that we’ll never grow up
Yeah, we’ll swear that we’ll never grow up
Such a great song!
I played this on guitar for my girlfriend and she was convinced it was a frank song, it’s just that great
My girlfriend is a huge fan of Frank Turner as well.
She played this song to me and I had tears in my eyes when she was done.
Better than Frank! 😉
I saw you live at bestival for the first time... it was one of the most memorable moments of my life... up there with becoming a father... meeting you was a dream come true... and here I am, in tears listening to this song again... you have no idea how much this song has helped me through hard times... I'm so grateful for you producing such a beautiful and heart wrenching piece of music... thank-you Will Varley... from the bottom of my heart... if only you knew what this song means to me. thank-you!
Give this man more views Damn you!
"I like to cry at the ocean, because only there do my tears seem small."
― Nelson Muntz, "Haw Haw! I Touched Your Heart"
It's been nearly a month and I still can't stop playing this song. It's eloquent, it's beautiful and it's genius, because above all it's true.
One of my favourite songs. Ever? Maybe.
saw him yesterday with frank turner. great musician. and really nice. bought is album on vinyl with a personal signature. i will follow him
Small great things take time to get acknowledged for how great they are. Trust me when i say this, give it time and soon you will see his time to shine.
I need to stop watching this, tears everytime.
Smuggler's Records are just PERFECT! and this video is awesome!
saw this guy last night, he was the support act for The proclaimers. he was excellent.
Maturity beyond his years.. Massive respect
Drank with this man in one of the best cafe's in town... an evening i will never forget i love your music mate :) feel free to grab another one when u come back to belgium
He was the support for the proclaimers last night, I instantly thought I needed to google him. He's one of the best I've heard to best honest. ❤️
This brought me to tears. Beautiful song!
Amazing story of life I hope all of ours can be just as beautiful
This is the best written song I have heard all year. Wow.
Was listening to this guy live yesterday, he was amazing.
3 minutes in and my eyes filled with tears, lovely when real emotion is applied so generously :)
WOW....I just love this. 10 years late, but Mr. Will Varley has a new fan......
this is one of the most amazing songs ive ever heard. wow. speechless
i recently became a dad , this song just broke me
Don't let it break you mate, I play this to my boys and I've always told them to make their mark on the world, one is at Cambridge studying zoology and the other is 13 and a talented footballer and wants to be a chef if that don't work. Encourage your kids dreams, never tell them it won't happen. Good luck mate.
+mickchannonsghost cheers man .. I appreciate it .. as I type this is have my boy in my arms so I'll explain it to him ... I wish your kids the best of luck
just be there for him as much as you can :) im 14 and i know my parents are always there for me , that means more to me than anything
Same here...
what a nice thread of comments this is. nice music attracts nice people.
this is genuinely one of the best songs ive heard recently.
Brings me to tears everytime I swear to God. Simply incredible
I love this song. My friend sung it for me and I can't get enough
'The birds still sing when they fall from the sky'
amazing lyrics!!! probably the best lyrics of the decade!
+Thomas Park listen to 'we don't believe you' by him then you'll know the best lyrics of the decade
also great lyrics indeed, but i especially like his use of narrative in this song
slow down and listen to RHCP and Pete Doherty :)
Superb - I am now going to book myself into Dignitas.
This is my most favourite song ever
Life described perfectly in 4 minutes of class! Magnificent
Solid performance in Köln. If this man comes to your city, you better go.
❤ always touching. I love this song!
One of my best songs
This is the most beautiful thing I have ever
saw him last night - fantastic.
I'll be buying the album after hearing this!
This is such a beautiful song and wonderfully covered by Andy Stock!
MY FAV SONG EVER !!!!!!!!
This song is the realest song ever. It grabbed my heart and mind so strongly! I'm wowed, swept off my feet.
Absolutely brilliant
Feel like this song explains all my life.
Top man....
He's playing at the Secret Garden Pub, in Battersea, as part of the "do what you love,, acoustically' series.... March 28th 2012!
These are strong lyrics. damn...
Always listening ❤️❤️
love this song so much xx
Inspired writing! This guy is the real McCoy.
Well done that man!!!!
Brilliant song writer!!
brilliant song by an amazing artist.
I love him!!
You're six seconds old in the arms of your mother
Six weeks later, you start to see colour
And you learn pretty soon, if you cry you get tit
You learn how to crawl and you learn how to shit
By the time you can speak, they got you in school
Where just asking questions is breaking the rules
Well, ten years later, the system has won
You've stopped asking questions and sucking your thumb
On your thirteenth birthday they give you a drink
They say, "Get it all down ya, forget how to think!"
So you tell your first girlfriend you're gonna die young
At the end of her garden she gives you some tongue
By fourteen she's left you, well life is unfair
You've got Che on your t-shirt and spikes in your hair
And your best friend from school say it just doesn't suit ya,
You sit on a wall and you talk of the future, say
King for a king, eye for an eye
The birds still sing when they fall from the sky
If I slip a little whisky now into your cup
Will you swear that you'll never grow up?
Swear that you'll never grow up?
Well your teenage years scar you like daggers
Your insecurity turns into a swagger
Defensive as Normandy, lacking maturity
Drink like a fish, smoke like a chimney
King for a king, eye for an eye
The birds still sing when they fall from the sky
We'll stand on the rooftops, we'll scream and we'll shout
If you swear that tomorrow we'll work it all out
If you swear that tomorrow we'll work it all out
Well by twenty you're starting to run out of steam
You got no money, ya can't sell your dreams
Get a job in an office like a means to an end
You start wearing shirts and losing your friends
And one night you meet a girl having a smoke
She looks alright and she laughs at your jokes
Well, take it all easy boy, you can't be lazy
Watch out son, you've got a baby, oh
Six seconds old, in the arms of your lover
Six weeks later, she starts to see colour
And you swear that no harm will come to her or her mother
Your means to an end, well it's starting to suffer, say
King for a king, eye for an eye
The birds still sing when they fall from the sky
Well at least we can laugh, at least we can smile
We all just drop in for a while
Yeah we all just drop in for a while
Well your hair's getting grey now, so is your moustache
Your best friend from school dies in a car crash
You bury him, it's raining, you stand by your wife
You say, "What have I done with my life?"
Just a name in a family tree, nothing to history
But me and my woman, that's all that it means to me
King for a king, eye for an eye
The birds still sing when they fall from the sky
Slip a little whisky now into my cup
And we'll swear that we'll never grow up
Yeah, we'll swear that we'll never grow up
Ben Williamson thanks
Fantastic songwriting!
Really really excellent tune and video. Great stuff.
Wow...this song is gonna go far!
mannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn im totally stokeddddd if i could be half the songwriter you are........... 1000000000000000000% your best songgg
what an amazing perspective.
You can relate to this no matter what 💯 its sad and happy and real at the same time
Lyrics are perfect. sad reality
Beautiful song, love it!
absolutely love this song keep up the good work :)
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Just looked Will up after hearing he'll be supporting Frank Turner on the November tour.. I've never been so excited for a gig!!
Saw the show yesterday in Sheffield, absolutely awesome.
saw the proclamers and he was the opening act! got all 3 albums signed by him
Legend man, I've shared your music with a lot of friends now buddy
Did he really pen this...? amazing...
Still one of my favourites Xx
Why doesn't this have more views?!!
Awesome song keep up the work