[Silence]
\n[Arrangement: Cinematic jungle-rock with pounding toms, stalking bass, big brass-style synth stabs, distorted guitar, and a dramatic call-and-response chorus]<\/p>\n
[Intro]
\nDrums in the dark
\n(Something wakes)
\nBranches shake
\n(The whole earth quakes)<\/p>\n
Eyes up high
\n(Shadow long)
\nEverybody whisper:
\n(King Kong)<\/p>\n
[Verse 1]
\nWe came ashore
\n(With flash and flame)
\nThinking the island
\n(Was ours to name)<\/p>\n
Tall grass swayed
\n(Like warning signs)
\nBut we kept walking
\n(Past the lines)<\/p>\n
Then the mountain moved
\n(Or so it seemed)
\nA living thunder
\n(Out of the green)<\/p>\n
Fists like hammers
\n(Breath like steam)
\nTurning nightmare
\n(From a dream)<\/p>\n
[Chorus]
\nUntil King Kong
\n(Came along)
\nBest run for your life
\n(When danger is rife)<\/p>\n
Until King Kong
\n(Came along)
\nBig trouble\u2019s near
\n(When the giant appears)<\/p>\n
[Refrain]
\nAh-ah-ah-ah-aaaaah-ah-ah-ah-ah!
\n(Escape!)
\nAh-ah-ah-ah-aaaaah-ah-ah-ah-ah!
\n(The white ape)<\/p>\n
Ah-ah-ah-ah-aaaaah-ah-ah-ah-ah!
\n(Too late!)<\/p>\n
Ah-ah-ah-ah-aaaaah-ah-ah-ah-ah!
\n(The white ape)<\/p>\n
[Verse 2]
\nHe beat his chest
\n(The jungle rang)
\nBirds took flight
\n(And the vines all sprang)<\/p>\n
One step closer
\n(Trees bent low)
\nOne wrong move
\n(And it\u2019s over, you know)<\/p>\n
Planes and bullets
\n(Can\u2019t mean much)
\nWhen rage and muscle
\n(Hit that hard)<\/p>\n
He climbed higher
\n(Than fear itself)
\nLike some old god
\n(Off the shelf)<\/p>\n
[Bridge]
\nHe\u2019s not evil
\n(He\u2019s not tame)
\nJust the force
\n(Behind the name)<\/p>\n
Beauty, terror
\n(Fury, grace)
\nAll of it written
\n(On his face)<\/p>\n
And when he roars
\n(The sky gives way)
\nNobody\u2019s king
\n(At the end of the day)<\/p>\n
[Instrumental]
\n[Tom-tom drum break]
\n[Wild guitar solo]
\n[Brass synth stabs and bass stomp]<\/p>\n
[Breakdown]
\nDon\u2019t look back
\n(Just run)
\nDon\u2019t freeze up
\n(Just run)<\/p>\n
He\u2019s on the wall
\n(He\u2019s on the wire)
\nHe\u2019s in the smoke
\n(He\u2019s in the fire)<\/p>\n
[Final Chorus]
\nUntil King Kong
\n(Came along)
\nBest run for your life
\n(When danger is rife)<\/p>\n
Until King Kong
\n(Came along)
\nWhole world shakes
\n(With every step he takes)<\/p>\n
[Final Refrain]
\nAh-ah-ah-ah-aaaaah-ah-ah-ah-ah!
\n(Escape!)
\nAh-ah-ah-ah-aaaaah-ah-ah-ah-ah!
\n(The white ape)<\/p>\n
Ah-ah-ah-ah-aaaaah-ah-ah-ah-ah!
\n(Too late!)<\/p>\n
Ah-ah-ah-ah-aaaaah-ah-ah-ah-ah!
\n(The white ape)<\/p>\n
[Outro]
\nShadow falls
\n(City screams)
\nKing Kong walks
\n(Through the beams)<\/p>\n
Up the tower
\n(Cling on strong)
\nLong live the legend…
\n(King Kong)<\/p>\n