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Tyrant Kings
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Aug 19, 2026 updated
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Needtobreathe's "Tyrant Kings" reflects on small-town roots, the weight of unmet expectations, and the struggle to find meaning in hard work. The song contrasts a sense of feeling lost and disconnected with a longing for something more. It acknowledges past failures and the tendency to let down those we love, yet it also expresses determination to keep going. The repeated line about running to God suggests a turn toward faith as the ultimate refuge, even when life feels aimless. The song captures a raw, honest search for purpose and the comfort found in surrendering to a higher power.
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Shadows of greatness, yeah, it's the story of a small town
We wore the colors of our favorite little let down
The lies we told were never much, but who could keep track
Enough that we all left the fire and never looked back
The tyrant kings
We had everything
Still I�??m feeling like a vagrant in my own town
I'm like an awkward conversation
All of this work and I ain�??t seein' any wages
I ain�??t gonna stop until I do
Whoa
Whoa
More times than not the ones you love are who you let down
We're chasing something big our parents never tracked down
The hardest part is looking back and making sense of
The humble tries and troubled times of where we came from
The tyrant kings
We had everything
Still I�??m feeling like a vagrant in my own town
I'm like an awkward conversation
All of this work and I ain�??t seein' any wages
I ain�??t gonna stop until I do
Whoa
Still I�??m feeling like a vagrant
Lost in a world where no one thinks that we can make it
Don't you know time is like a fortune when we take it
Baby, let me spend my time with you
Whoa
Whoa
The tyrant kings
We had everything
Still we run to you
We were like tyrant kings
We had everything
Still we run to you
Still I�??m feeling like a vagrant in my own town
I'm like an awkward conversation
All of this work and I ain�??t seein' any wages
I ain�??t gonna stop until I do
Whoa
Whoa
Whoa
Whoa
Shadows of greatness, yeah, it's the story of a small town
We wore the colors of our favorite little let down