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King Ruby

Release date: 21st September 2016

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'King Ruby' by IDER is a 2016 song in which a young figure is hailed as “the king of it”, surrounded by boasts about being born for it and leaving nothing behind. The lyrics move through a taunting, streetwise confidence, with rapid, declarative lines that frame the central presence as both spectacle and force. The title’s emphasis on ownership and dominance is reinforced by repeated insistence, each statement narrowing the focus onto control, risk, and escape, until the final image of power feels like the point in itself.

"King Ruby" is a single by IDER, released 21st September 2016. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 4 articles about IDER.

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Lyrics

King Ruby

Caught out, at 23
Eye of a lion, dancing queen
Young mind, in the back yard
You've always been the king of it, playing hard

I know it, you're made of it, born with it
I know it
I know it, you rise from it, pray on it
I know it, you leave with no trace of it

It's the power of you
Reign in gold, beautiful
It's the fight in you

Wild heart, dressed in jewels
She on a mission, don't you know Ruby rules
Fire up, turn it back around
We can see you rising up about the crowd,
You're far away but we can hear you shout

I know it, you're made of it, born with it
I know it
I know it, I'll rise from it, pray on it
I know it, I leave with no trace of it

It's the power of you
Reign in gold, beautiful
It's the fight in you

Don't go easily
Please stay with me
We live so dangerously
Magic inside
You are a king of your kind
Won't be staying behind

I know it, you're made of it, I swear on it

It's the power of you
It's the fight in you

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