[Silence]
[Arrangement: Cinematic jungle-rock with pounding toms, stalking bass, big brass-style synth stabs, distorted guitar, and a dramatic call-and-response chorus]
[Intro]
Drums in the dark
(Something wakes)
Branches shake
(The whole earth quakes)
Eyes up high
(Shadow long)
Everybody whisper:
(King Kong)
[Verse 1]
We came ashore
(With flash and flame)
Thinking the island
(Was ours to name)
Tall grass swayed
(Like warning signs)
But we kept walking
(Past the lines)
Then the mountain moved
(Or so it seemed)
A living thunder
(Out of the green)
Fists like hammers
(Breath like steam)
Turning nightmare
(From a dream)
[Chorus]
Until King Kong
(Came along)
Best run for your life
(When danger is rife)
Until King Kong
(Came along)
Big trouble’s near
(When the giant appears)
[Refrain]
Ah-ah-ah-ah-aaaaah-ah-ah-ah-ah!
(Escape!)
Ah-ah-ah-ah-aaaaah-ah-ah-ah-ah!
(The white ape)
Ah-ah-ah-ah-aaaaah-ah-ah-ah-ah!
(Too late!)
Ah-ah-ah-ah-aaaaah-ah-ah-ah-ah!
(The white ape)
[Verse 2]
He beat his chest
(The jungle rang)
Birds took flight
(And the vines all sprang)
One step closer
(Trees bent low)
One wrong move
(And it’s over, you know)
Planes and bullets
(Can’t mean much)
When rage and muscle
(Hit that hard)
He climbed higher
(Than fear itself)
Like some old god
(Off the shelf)
[Bridge]
He’s not evil
(He’s not tame)
Just the force
(Behind the name)
Beauty, terror
(Fury, grace)
All of it written
(On his face)
And when he roars
(The sky gives way)
Nobody’s king
(At the end of the day)
[Instrumental]
[Tom-tom drum break]
[Wild guitar solo]
[Brass synth stabs and bass stomp]
[Breakdown]
Don’t look back
(Just run)
Don’t freeze up
(Just run)
He’s on the wall
(He’s on the wire)
He’s in the smoke
(He’s in the fire)
[Final Chorus]
Until King Kong
(Came along)
Best run for your life
(When danger is rife)
Until King Kong
(Came along)
Whole world shakes
(With every step he takes)
[Final Refrain]
Ah-ah-ah-ah-aaaaah-ah-ah-ah-ah!
(Escape!)
Ah-ah-ah-ah-aaaaah-ah-ah-ah-ah!
(The white ape)
Ah-ah-ah-ah-aaaaah-ah-ah-ah-ah!
(Too late!)
Ah-ah-ah-ah-aaaaah-ah-ah-ah-ah!
(The white ape)
[Outro]
Shadow falls
(City screams)
King Kong walks
(Through the beams)
Up the tower
(Cling on strong)
Long live the legend…
(King Kong)
From the album “Displacement“