[Hollow Knight Song] To The King

This is a song I wrote about Hollow Knight, or more specifically, the Pale King. Thanks for listening!

The gorgeous vocals were done by Brittany Hadley.
The fight against the Radiance at the end was recorded by Croissant.

[TyKimYT]

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Aghhh I can't wait to un-unlist this video once I can

[w.d]

Before this, I hadn't noticed what the locations in this game look Sad, abandoned, and empty. Like their whole life has been taken away from them. Usually we are always on the move, always enemies, and here I was given the opportunity to look at them without everything and they are so empty.

[thanh]

Ogrim: "Did you do it? Did you seal the Radiant away?"
The Pale King: "Yes"
Ogrim: "What did it cost?"
The Pale King: "Every--... ... ... no cost too great"

[patobuxas]

"we lived and we died so that you could pause time" is such an great line holy shit

[Northflowo]

"The only one spared was the one with no mind" is such a raw line and it's from a Hollow Knight fan song :D
Seriously though this is great

[stevent]

"Do not think..."
"Do not speak..."
"Do not hope..."
"Do not..."
"..."
"...father...?"
- The Hollow Knight

[TheFructowallGuy]

it took me 2 listens to realize "Our voices will cry out again!!" is the dream nail dialogue for the poggers faces in the Abyss

[kassiaactuallydraws]

A Hollow Knight fan song? You have no idea for how long I've wanted this

[thesecretpanda]

"Way up above lies your chosen 'pure' knight. The only one spared was the one with no mind. For you, for your heart, for your love did they lie? Pretend all is fine as their mind rots inside."

It is heavily implied that the Pure Vessel was not truly hollow. It was not able to completely keep the Radiance's infection from leaking out into Hallownest like it was supposed to. Whether or not it was truly hollow from it's conception, but at the end of the Path of Pain, we witness a memory of the Pale King and the Vessel sharing a moment in the White Palace. The theory I subscribe to is that the Pale King grew attached to the young Vessel, and vice versa, which caused the Vessel to slowly grow a mind and to lose it's true purity. The Pale King became ashamed that he allowed this to happen, and decided to go along with the plan anyway, and locked the memory of their love in the most hidden and impassible part of his palace.

I love this line here, as it directly addresses this rather obscure fact about the Pale King and accuses him of screwing up the ritual that so many creatures sacrificed themselves for.

[spiritflameplayz]

I love how the last line is

"our voices will cry out again"

If you didn't know if you dream nail the area where you get screaming wreaths it says that exact line.

[izthistle]

This song makes me feel that all the dead siblings can sense the pain of Hollow, when they tried to not think while the Radiance whispers things in their mind and that’s just heartbreaking

[Ari.exe]

I have listened to this song to the point where I can sing it in my head when I get bored. Start to finish. It is that good

[PLScypion]

This kind of sounds like Radiance coming up with random songs to sass on Pale King out of boredom after being trapped in THK for decades.
Absolutely amazing song and excellent performance!

[Damiere_]

English:
This is a fact for those who want to know about the word "Omelas"
According to what I found, it is a city described in a book called "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas", where a relationship is found regarding the reign of the pale king. Basically, it describes the city of Omelas as a utopia where everything is happiness, but at the cost that a child must suffer, so that the whole city can obtain that happiness.

Spanish:
Esto es un dato para quiénes quieren saber acerca de la palabra "Omelas"
Según lo que encontré, es una ciudad descrita en un libro llamado "Los que se alejan de Omelas", donde se encuentra una relación con respecto al reinado del rey pálido. Básicamente, describe la ciudad de Omelas como una utopía donde todo es felicidad, pero con el costo de que un niño debe sufrir, para que toda la ciudad pueda obtener esa felicidad

[khorwenqi]

this is?? so good?? "with corpses beneath you, do you sleep at night?" is such a great line, honestly surprised that this isn't viral already

[shelltor]

LYRICS in case you don't have the reflexes to read the bottom text like me:

Ohhh...
Ashes to ashes,
your dust into dust.
Telling yourself that you do what you must,
oh anything to keep your kingdom's trust,
monarch eternal
as we slowly rust.

How much is too much,
oh just what is the cost?
To keep up this faded and cursed Omelas?
We lived, and we died,
so that you could pause time.
We hope you enjoyed your last subject's applause.

One, two, three,
you need sacrifice
to seal your damned demons away.

Cause pain and death, it's fine
as long as this kingdom's mine
live to see just one more day.
Please, just one more try
I've got it this time
Cause there's no cost too great.

Think of the future.
Think of the past.
Do you remember.
Do you regret?
Think of your children,
think of your men.
Someday you'll have to
pay up your debt.

Try to forget us.
We dare you to try,
cause we will remind you:
this isn't goodbye.
Look to the future,
look to the past!
Do you remember,
your graveyard?

Silently slowly,
we keep up the fight.
Given some time, we just might set things right -
We try,
and we try,
to climb up to the light.
With corpses beneath you,
do you sleep at night?

Way up above
lies your chosen 'pure' knight.
The only one spared was the one with no mind.
For you,
for your heart,
for your love
did they lie?
Pretend all is fine as their mind rots inside.

One, two, three,
you need sacrifice
to keep your damned demons away.

Cause pain and death, it's fine
as long as this kingdom's mine
live to see just one more day.
Please, just one more try
I've got it this time
Cause there's no cost too great.

Think of the future.
Think of the past.
Do you remember.
Do you regret?
Think of your children,
think of your men.
Someday you'll have to
pay up your debt.

Try to forget us.
We dare you to try,
cause we will remind you:
this isn't goodbye.
Think of the future!
Think of the past!
Do you remember,
your graveyard?

Our voices will cry out again!

[carastone]

He did all of those wicked deeds to save his kingdom only for it to fall anyway and he died knowing that the cost wasnt enough and never would have been. It was all for nothing.

[SirLuckySlime]

Everyone keeps mentioning a lot of the lines in this song but-
"We hope you enjoyed your last subject's applause"
Jesus christ that hits. The idea of the population slowly withering away while tries to maintain any semblance of normalcy and hope, just for it to fall apart til nobody's left... These are some of the best lyrics I've heard in a fan song

[cosmix-jy]

fun fact the famous line "no cost too great" was going to be replaced by "False one… you can not… reach me… here" probably talking about the radiance but the developers thought that his dream nail dialogue reflect his past instead of his present.

[anonymousfog]

This is the first song I've heard about this game, and it's one of the highest quality game songs I've ever heard