[Intro - Sparse] [Low Male Whisper] [Dry And Close] [No Vocal Lift] Don’t look up I’m already above you [Verse 1 - Intimate And Rhythm-First] [Breathy Male Vocal] [Behind-The-Beat Delivery] [Clipped Line Endings] [Minimal Vibrato] Gold on the windows smoke in the hall Everybody’s talking I don’t speak at all Feet on the pavement head in the clouds I don’t need a spotlight to darken the crowd They built me a cage then called it a throne Gave me the city and left me alone I learned every siren every locked door Now when the bass rolls the buildings lean forward [Pre-Hook - Controlled Tension] [Vocal Remains Low] [Log Drum Gradually Enters] [No Build Into Belting] You can call it ego You can call it wrong I don’t need to prove it I’ve been here too long [Hook - Minimal And Repetitive] [Low Repeated Melody] [Deep Rolling Log Drum] [Whispered Doubles] [No Soaring Chorus] I’m King Kong Quiet when I walk but the whole room moves I’m King Kong One hand on the night nothing left to lose I’m King Kong No crown no applause I’m King Kong That’s all [Post-Hook - Fragmented] [Minimal Percussion] [Whispered Ad-Libs] Too tall Too calm Too late I’m gone [Verse 2 - Smooth But Unsettling] [Rhythmic Conversational Flow] [Soft Falsetto Shadows] [Natural Imperfections] Perfume and panic cling to the air Everyone wants power until it is there Smile for the cameras teeth made of glass They love every monster that lives in the past I keep my pulse slow under the heat Let every log drum roll under my feet No need for violence no need for noise The smallest movement can swallow your voice [Pre-Hook 2 - Sparse] [Unstable Rhodes Chords] [Vocal Close And Detached] You can call me lonely You can call me strong Every little kingdom Needs something too large [Hook - Same Melody] [Darker Harmony] [Reduced Upper Frequencies] [No Extra Vocal Power] I’m King Kong Quiet when I walk but the whole room moves I’m King Kong One hand on the night nothing left to lose I’m King Kong No crown no applause I’m King Kong That’s all [Bridge - Drums Drop Out] [Isolated Rhodes] [Near-Whisper] [Long Pauses] Maybe I was gentle Before they looked afraid Maybe I was human Before they spoke my name Now the moon looks smaller From where I stand And every open window Fits inside my hand [Final Hook - Restrained And Heavy] [Lowest Vocal Register] [Deep Log Drum And Sub-Bass] [Soft Falsetto Layers] [No Belting] [Intensity Through Repetition] I’m King Kong Quiet when I breathe but the skyline shakes I’m King Kong Every throne beneath me bends and breaks I’m King Kong No crown no applause I’m King Kong That’s all I’m King Kong I’m King Kong Don’t need you to believe it I’m King Kong That’s all [Outro - Almost Silent] [Room Tone] [Single Rhodes Chord] [Low Whisper] Don’t look up I already saw you
