“The King” by Conan Gray

On “The King”, Conan Gray strongly believes that his love interest is ignoring her affections for him despite how obvious it is.

He goes on to describe how she always confides in him about her failed relationships and heartbreaks because he is always available to her. The singer expresses his frustration about how she calls him when she needs his emotional support while ignoring the fact that it is because he is the one person who can make her feel alright. His point is that instead of this lady dating all these other guys and ending up hurt, she should focus on him; the one who has always been there for her.

Although he portrays himself as ‘the King’ or a guy who is worth it all in the lyrics, he is actually hoping that his love interest soon realizes that what she is looking for in a guy is right under her nose.

Conan talks about “The King”

In a post on Instagram, Conan revealed that this song is about a close friend of his who didn’t tell him she had a crush on him too till after four years.

When did “The King” come out?

Gray released it in March of 2019. It was a non-album single release.