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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Sade
Sade
Vocals
Andrew Hale
Andrew Hale
Keyboards
Leroy Osbourne
Leroy Osbourne
Background Vocals
Karl Van den Bossche
Karl Van den Bossche
Percussion
Stuart Matthewman
Stuart Matthewman
Guitar
Paul Denman
Paul Denman
Bass Guitar
Sade Adu
Sade Adu
Lead Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Sade Adu
Sade Adu
Songwriter
Stuart Matthewman
Stuart Matthewman
Composer
Paul Denman
Paul Denman
Songwriter
Andrew Hale
Andrew Hale
Songwriter
Nick Ingman
Nick Ingman
String Arranger
Sade
Sade
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Sade
Sade
Producer
Mike Pela
Mike Pela
Engineer
Andy 'Nipper' Davies
Andy 'Nipper' Davies
Assistant Engineer
Tom Coyne
Tom Coyne
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I'm crying everyone's tears
And there inside our private war
I died the night before
And all of these remnants of joy and disaster
What am I supposed to do?
[Verse 2]
I want to cook you a soup that warms your soul
But nothing would change, nothing would change at all
It's just a day that brings it all about
Just another day and nothing's any good
[Chorus]
The DJ's playing the same song
I have so much to do, I have to carry on
I wonder if this grief will ever let me go
I feel like I am the King of Sorrow, yeah
The King of Sorrow, yeah
[Verse 3]
I suppose I could just walk away
Will I disappoint my future if I stay?
It's just a day that brings it all about
Just another day and nothing's any good
[Chorus]
The DJ's playin' the same song
I have so much to do, I have to carry on
I wonder will this grief ever be gone?
Will it ever go?
I'm the King of Sorrow, yeah
King of Sorrow
[Verse 4]
I'm crying everyone's tears
I have already paid for all my future sins
There's nothing anyone can say to take this away
It's just another day and nothing's any good
[Outro]
I'm the King of Sorrow, yeah
King of Sorrow, yeah
King of Sorrow, whoa
King of Sorrow, oh, yeah
[Outro]
Of Sorrow, mmm, yeah
King of Sorrow, mmm, yeah
King of Sorrow, whoa
King of Sorrow, whoa, yeah
Written by: Andrew Paul Hale, Paul Denman, Sade Adu, Stuart Matthewman

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