King of My Heart

## Audio

**King of My Heart** is the tenth track of Taylor Swift's sixth album reputation. It was released on November 10, 2017.

## Meaning and Background

The song describes a romantic relationship. It was influenced by the relationship between Khal Drogo and Daenerys and the drums were influenced by the drums played by the Dothraki clan from *Game of Thrones*.

> “There seem to be these very definitive phases [in love stories]. It doesn’t matter how long that phase lasts, there seems to be a moment where you know it transitioned to the next phase. I always wanted to structure the song where each individual section of the song sounded like a move forward in the relationship, while still being listenable. I wanted the verse to seem like its own phase of a relationship, the pre-chorus to sound like its own phase of a relationship, and the chorus to sound like its own phase of a relationship. I wanted them to all have their own identity but seem like they were getting deeper and more fast paced as the song went on.”
>
> Taylor about King of My Heart

Taylor recorded the making of the song and released it for Taylor Swift NOW.

## Lyrics

**[Verse 1]**
I'm perfectly fine, I live on my own
I made up my mind, I'm better off bein' alone
We met a few weeks ago
Now you try on callin' me baby, like tryin' on clothes

**[Pre-Chorus]**
Salute to me, I'm your American Queen
And you move to me like I'm a Motown beat
And we rule the kingdom inside my room
'Cause all the boys and their expensive cars
With their Range Rovers and their Jaguars
Never took me quite where you do

**[Chorus]**
And all at once, you are the one I have been waiting for
King of my heart, body, and soul, ooh whoa
And all at once, you're all I want I'll never let you go
King of my heart, body, and soul, ooh whoa

**[Post-Chorus]**
And all at once, I've been waiting, waiting
Ooh whoa, ooh whoa
And all at once, you are the one, I have been waiting, waiting
Body and soul, ooh whoa
And all at once

**[Verse 2]**
Late in the night, the city's asleep
Your love is a secret I'm hoping, dreaming, dying to keep
Change my priorities
The taste of your lips is my idea of luxury

**[Pre-Chorus]**
Salute to me, I'm your American Queen
And you move to me like I'm a Motown beat
And we rule the kingdom inside my room
(Inside my room, oh)
'Cause all the boys and their expensive cars
With their Range Rovers and their Jaguars
Never took me quite where you do (where you do)

**[Chorus]**
And all at once, you are the one I have been waiting for
King of my heart, body, and soul, ooh whoa
And all at once, you're all I want I'll never let you go
King of my heart, body, and soul, ooh whoa

**[Post-Chorus]**
And all at once, I've been waiting, waiting
Ooh whoa, ooh whoa
And all at once, you are the one, I have been waiting (waiting), waiting (waiting)
Body and soul, ooh whoa
And all at once

**[Bridge]**
Is the end of all the endings?
My broken bones are mending
With all these nights we're spending
Up on the roof with a school girl crush
Drinking beer out of plastic cups
Say you fancy me, not fancy stuff
Baby, all at once, this is enough

**[Chorus]**
And all at once, you are the one I have been waiting for
King of my heart, body, and soul, ooh whoa
And all at once, you are the one I have been waiting for
King of my heart, body, and soul, ooh whoa
And all at once, you're all I want, I'll never let you go
King of my heart (my heart), body, and soul (my soul), ooh whoa

**[Post-Chorus]**
And all at once, I've been waiting, waiting
Ooh whoa, ooh whoa (ooh whoa)
And all at once, 'cause you're the one I have been waiting, waiting
Body and soul, ooh whoa
And all at once

## Videos

King Of My HeartKing Of My Heart (Karaoke Version)

## References

1. ↑ Taylor Swift reveals how Game of Thrones inspired Reputation | EW.com - https://www.ew.com/music/2019/05/09/taylor-swift-game-of-thrones-reputation/
2. ↑ Taylor Swift's 'Reputation': 10 things we learned from the secret sessions | Hypable - https://www.hypable.com/taylor-swift-reputation-secret-sessions/