Lyric

Damp wind is crawling, the humidity’s calling

The heat of the city is heavy and galling

Asphalt is screaming, a mirage is gleaming

Of an ocean that waits while the rest are just dreaming

Throw your tie in the trash, let the business suit crash

Lock the secrets away in a lightning flash

Today, this thin nylon is my only skin

The uniform worn for the war that I’m in

Window rolled down, heavy bass in the town

Cutting through silence, I’m wearing the crown

Heading for the border where the white and blue meet

Burning the shadow of the winter’s defeat

Check the rearview mirror, let the vision get clearer

The dictator sun is drawing much nearer

The moment I step on the burning white sand

A baptism of fire takes hold of the land

Toss the shirt to the side, let the history slide

There’s no more armor for a coward to hide

Neon bikinis and silhouettes tight

The summer’s colosseum is starting the fight

Words are all useless, they’re hollow and weak

It’s the soul and the body that truly will speak

Diamonds are splashing, the water is crashing

Into my vision, the sunlight is flashing

The scent of the salt and the oil in the air

I’m losing my senses and I just don’t care

Higher and higher, the body’s on fire

Melting away every doubt and desire

Nameless warriors in swimsuits of gold

Basking in mercy the heavens uphold

Swallowed by waves, let the memory fade

I am the King that the summer has made

No more permission, no more of the lies

Just me and the glory of paradise skies

Swim to the deep where the shoreline is ghosting

Far from the crowd and the arrogant boasting

The weight of the water is heavy and cold

Telling the stories that never were told

The rules of the city are nothing but dust

In the face of the blue and the iron and rust

I dive past the surface, I sink like a stone

To a world of the silence where I am alone

An impulse to vanish and turn into foam

But my lungs are still searching for air to call home

The moment I rise and the golden shafts hit

I’m back in the furnace and loving every bit

The ice in the glass is the clock for the day

While the orange horizon starts bleeding away

The marks on my skin are the medals I’ve won

In the beautiful war with the heat and the sun

There is no "tomorrow," it’s never a vow

The summer is dying, the summer is now

So dance in the fire and laugh at the fate

Before the long shadows start locking the gate

Throw all your energy into the dark

And leave on the shoreline a permanent mark

One step, two steps, the curtain is falling

The dry fabric’s waiting, the routine is calling

But inside my eyes, the blue impact remains

The shock of the ocean is still in my veins

A fever that lingers, a pulse that won't die

I’ll keep the sun hidden away from the sky

Even when winter comes knocking with fear

I’ll carry the heat of the world right in here

Shut up and watch as the stars start to glisten

The mission is over, you don't have to listen

My heart is still burning, the ground is so cold

But I am the legend that’s yet to be told

I am the Arbiter, the judge of the heat

And I'm kicking the doors of the winter's retreat

Higher than high, touching the night sky

A king in the water who’ll never say die

I’ll be back in the waves when the season is new

The King of the Summer is coming for you