Lyrics for Kings And Queens as interpreted by totem5sk

Kings And Queens Lyrics
Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!

Into the night
Desperate and broken
The sound of a fight
Father has spoken

Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!

We were the Kings and Queens of promise
We were the phantoms of ourselves
Maybe the Children of a Lesser God
Between Heaven and Hell
Heaven and Hell

Into your lives
Hopeless and Taken
We stole our new lives
Through blood and pain
In defense of our dreams
In defense of our dreams

We were the Kings and Queens of promise
We were the Phantoms of ourselves
Maybe the Children of a Lesser God
Between Heaven and Hell
Heaven and Hell

The age of man is over
A darkness comes and all
These lessons that we learned here
Have only just begun

We were the Kings and Queens of promise
We were the Phantoms of ourselves
Maybe the Children of a Lesser God
Between Heaven and Hell

We are the Kings
We are the Queens
We are the Kings
We are the Queens

Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!

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totem5sk
10-07-2009

Rated +1 
nice 8-)

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LakshanaMithra
10-09-2009

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This is such an AWESOME song!!!! it's so ...... inspiring, and i can't wait to hear the full album!!!
**provehito in altum**

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latrese1
10-09-2009

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Can't wait for more. A little softer than my expectations, but just as beautiful as their other songs. There isn't a song that I don't like by 30STM. They're all just beautiful pieces to a greater work of art.

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katie367
10-09-2009

Rated -2 
this song is amazing i love 30 seconds to mars they save my life i wouldnt be here writing this if it wasnt for their amazing music, i have listen to their music so much its become apart of me. i havent had a do go by were i havent listen to one of their song
The Echelon!!

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khams
10-13-2009

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this song is a bit different from their other stuff but it still an amazing song

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bloodontheskull
10-16-2009

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i like this song. it maintains the mainstream feel of the second album while bringing back that atmospheric, spacey feel from the first. cant wait for the cd!

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Maddie,fabregas
10-19-2009

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I'm glad that they haven't changed.
I feared they would go all commercial.

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JaCort16
10-23-2009

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What do you guys think the song actually means? Anyone know?

Love the sound, talented group, especially Jared Leto. Respect him for being an actor and pursuing a passion with music as well.

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kairos
10-24-2009

Rated +2 
Hmm, Ill give it a shot. Btw, it should be "We were the VICTIMS of ourselves" not "phantoms"

V1-"Into the night"...
I think this verse means confronting reality and suffering because of it

Chorus- "We were the Kings and Queens of promise.."
(Past tense) Our potential has been corrupted by our ambitions. Worshiping a "lesser god" (aka money, sex, power). "Between Heaven and Hell" meaning not quite good and not quite evil. Or probably, of the earth... worshiping man-made values and not the ones the devil or God has given us.

V2- "Into your lives..."
We were so desperate for our new ambitions that we harmed others

V3- "The age of man is over.."
We're basically destroying ourselves and the "lessons that we learned...have only just begun" could mean that we have to learn to live with the decisions we've made

"We are the Kings, We are the Queens" x2
(Present tense) I see this as a more hopeful stance. They dont say "of promise" because we are already past that promise. Though we've made mistakes, we learn from them, correct them and live with them to stand tall as Kings and Queens the way we are now

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dancerbabb
10-26-2009

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This song is about the destruction that humanity has created upon itself. We are ending ourselves. But the song makes it seem like the end is okay. I feel as if it's suggesting humanity's acceptance of it's demise simply because our time is over. We had our chance, we had our lives, but we didn't do what was necessary to create a better world. now it's up to the universe to take us away.
I love the line "children of a lesser god between heaven and hell". It's like we're too naive and narcissistic to see that the God we know (or think we know) isn't at all what we hope to be, much less deserve. A beautiful song that could change the world.

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FallenSaint97
10-28-2009

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i havnt looked into the meaning yet, sorry. A lot softer than their last album, still good non the less, but i hope they have heavier stuff than this on the new album.

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timaia
11-08-2009

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i agree most with dancerbabb, plus my own little tweaked interpretation. i think it starts off (We were the Kings and Queens of promise/We were the phantoms of ourselves) about how we used to be fairly innocent, we used to see things in black and white when we were young. then when we started to experience life; many of these experiences molded us into what we are now: none of us are perfect, but we are not bad either. we are not to blame for our lack of innocence now, but we are not necessarily deserving of a clean slate (Maybe the Children of a Lesser God/Between Heaven and Hell). we are constantly trying to salvage ourselves and make up for our "sins", for lack of a better word. for the most part, we will always try and be a better person and do the right thing, but we will also always make mistakes along the way (We stole our new lives/Through blood and pain/In defense of our dreams).

all in all, i think it's an optimistic song about the nature of humanity (*slash* growing up).

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iwnbts17
11-13-2009

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this is one of the best song i've ever heard!!
the energy is so powerful and i get chills every time i hear the drums at the beginning.

from the video, it looks like it is about all types of people coming together, regardless of their differences or who they are.

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Udaho
11-18-2009

Rated -1 
This song is a real
letdown compared to their
past stuff...He wrote this
on the way to the airport
btw. And it shows.Jared is
still a cutie tho.

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