King Electric
King Electric motor on
the King is dead, the King is gone
The King is in us
Let his song play on !
I was cutting a dash down Bleecker Street
the sewers were steaming underneath my feet
I looked down MacDougall 'bout half a block
said to myself that's where you come from
I got a vision right there and then in my mind's eye
you in your finery strolling by
hands on your hip and your guitar case,
sound of the future blowing in your face
King Electric motor on
the King is dead, the King is gone
The King is in us
Let his song play on !
I stepped down the stairs, ventured through the door
sound nearly blew me clean to Singapore
Black man child waltzing 'cross the stage
squeezing guitar, singing "Purple Haze"
King Electric motor on
the King is dead, the King is gone
The King is in us
Let his song play on !
Play on !
I remember back home many moons ago
I had a front room band, you should have heard us blow
We was rough as a dog, loud as sin
with a lead guitar player name of Davy Flynn
He could play with his teeth, upside of his head
he could make that thing ring like a-raising the dead
You were his idol, you were his man
I didn't get it them Davy, now I understand
King Electric motor on
the King is dead, the King is gone
The King is in us
Let his song play on !
'Cause you were just too early, I was just too late
You were just too fine, you were just too great
You were just too real, you were just too true
This world wasn't beautiful enough for you
Rey Eléctrico
Rey Eléctrico motor encendido
el Rey ha muerto, el Rey se ha ido
El Rey está en nosotros
¡Que su canción siga sonando!
Estaba dando un paseo por Bleecker Street
los alcantarillados humeaban bajo mis pies
Miré hacia MacDougall a media cuadra
dije para mí mismo, ahí es de donde vienes
Tuve una visión en ese momento en mi mente
tú con tus galas paseando
manos en la cintura y tu estuche de guitarra,
el sonido del futuro soplando en tu rostro
Rey Eléctrico motor encendido
el Rey ha muerto, el Rey se ha ido
El Rey está en nosotros
¡Que su canción siga sonando!
Bajé las escaleras, me aventuré por la puerta
el sonido casi me llevó hasta Singapur
Un niño negro bailando en el escenario
apretando la guitarra, cantando "Purple Haze"
Rey Eléctrico motor encendido
el Rey ha muerto, el Rey se ha ido
El Rey está en nosotros
¡Que su canción siga sonando!
¡Sigue sonando!
Recuerdo en casa hace muchas lunas
tenía una banda en la sala, deberías habernos escuchado tocar
Éramos rudos como un perro, ruidosos como el pecado
con un guitarrista líder llamado Davy Flynn
Podía tocar con los dientes, de cabeza
podía hacer sonar esa cosa como si resucitara a los muertos
Tú eras su ídolo, tú eras su hombre
No lo entendía en ese entonces Davy, ahora entiendo
Rey Eléctrico motor encendido
el Rey ha muerto, el Rey se ha ido
El Rey está en nosotros
¡Que su canción siga sonando!
Porque tú eras demasiado temprano, yo era demasiado tarde
Tú eras simplemente genial, eras simplemente grandioso
Eras simplemente real, eras simplemente verdadero
Este mundo no era lo suficientemente hermoso para ti