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AUSFÜHRENDE KÜNSTLER:INNEN
Beyoncé
Beyoncé
Künstler:in
Major Lazer
Major Lazer
Künstler:in
Shatta Wale
Shatta Wale
Künstler:in
Derek Dixie
Derek Dixie
Dirigent:in
KOMPOSITION UND LIEDTEXT
Beyoncé
Beyoncé
Komponist:in
Toumani Diabaté
Toumani Diabaté
Komponist:in
Clément Picard
Clément Picard
Komponist:in
Maxime Picard
Maxime Picard
Komponist:in
Thomas Wesley Pentz
Thomas Wesley Pentz
Komponist:in
Brittany "Starrah" Hazzard
Brittany "Starrah" Hazzard
Komponist:in
Charles Nii Armah Mensah
Charles Nii Armah Mensah
Komponist:in
Ronald Banful
Ronald Banful
Komponist:in
PRODUKTION UND TECHNIK
Beyoncé
Beyoncé
Produzent:in
Diplo
Diplo
Produzent:in
Picard Brothers
Picard Brothers
Produzent:in
Guiltybeatz
Guiltybeatz
Co-Produzent:in
Jenna Felsenthal
Jenna Felsenthal
Ingenieurassistent:in
Chris Godbey
Chris Godbey
Mischtechniker:in
Colin Leonard
Colin Leonard
Mastering-Ingenieur:in
Stuart White
Stuart White
Aufnahmeingenieur:in

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Long live the king
You a king, you know it
King already
Already you know it
Top everything
Everything, you know it
King already
Already you know it
[Verse 2]
Mind body soul
Got a king body
Body gon' shine
Bling, bling body
Callin' all the shots
Ring ring body
Crown on ya head
Got a king body
[Verse 3]
Long live the king
You a king, you know it
King already
My baby, you know it
Top everything
Everything, you know it
King already
Already you know it
[Verse 4]
Shine already
It's time already
In line already
It's time already
Shine already
It's time already
In line already
It's time already
[Verse 5]
Try to stop it, me say no no no
Royalty, say don't you know know know
Try to stop it, me say go go go go
Bubble up and watch it grow grow grow grow
[Verse 6]
Every king be ruler, be ruler, yeah
Every warrior dey conquer, yeah
Every king be stronger, yeah
King dey rule dem longer, yeah
[Verse 7]
(Osh) Remember who you are oh-oh
(Osh) Real king always win oh-oh
(Osh) You for be brave oh-oh
(Osh) And show your people more love
[Verse 8]
(Osh) It's time already, I say it's time already
(Osh) In line already, I say in line alread–
(Osh) Only you got the remedy, I say you got the remedy
(Osh) Shine your body, shine your body
[Verse 9]
Long live the king
You a king, you know it
King already
Already you know it
Top everything
Everything, you know it
King already
Already you know it
[Verse 10]
Mind body soul
Got a king body
Body gon' shine
Bling, bling body
Callin' all the shots
Ring, ring body
Crown on ya head
Got a king body
[Verse 11]
Long live the king
You a king, you know it
King already
My baby, you know it
Top everything
Everything, you know it
King already
Already you know it
[Verse 12]
Shine already (Already)
It's time already (Already)
In line already (Already)
It's time already (Already)
[Verse 13]
Shine already (Already)
It's time already (Already)
In line already (Already)
It's time already
[Verse 14]
Shine already (Already)
It's time already (Already)
In line already (Already)
It's time already (Already)
[Verse 15]
Shine already (Already)
It's time already (Already)
In line already (Already)
It's time already
[Verse 16]
Try to stop it, me say no no no
Royalty, say don't you know know know
Try to stop it, me say go go go go
Bubble up and watch it grow grow grow grow
[Verse 17]
Diamonds on my fist
Fighting demons, y'all, oh
Come and rest your head
Take your crown off, oh
Woke up in a foreign
Need to take it slow, oh
He said I'm moving too fast
Need to take it slow, oh
[Verse 18]
Take it slow, oh whoa
Take it slow, oh whoa
Trying to take my baby home, oh whoa
Take it slow, oh whoa
[Verse 19]
(Osh) Remember who you are oh-oh
(Osh) Real king always win oh-oh
(Osh) You for be brave oh-oh
(Osh) And show your people more love
[Verse 20]
(Osh) It's time already, I say it's time already
(Osh) In line already, I say in line alread–
(Osh) Only you got the remedy, I say you got the remedy
(Osh) Shine your body, shine your body
[Verse 21]
Ah-ah-ah-ah
Be your own king, make nobody come rule your world
Yo, yo, yo, yo
Be your own king, make nobody come rule your world
Ah-ah-ah-ah
Be your own king, make nobody come rule your world
Yo, yo, yo, yo
Be your own king, make nobody come rule your world
[Verse 22]
Long live the king
You a king, you know it
Top everything
Everything, you know it
Show them the way o
You know it
You know it
You know it
Written by: Beyoncé, Brittany "Starrah" Hazzard, Charles Nii Armah Mensah, Maxime Picard, Ronald Banful, Thomas Wesley Pentz, Toumani Diabaté

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