Madcon "Beggin'" Lyrics

Madcon is all the rage in their home of Norway, but I don't believe they've got any radioplay in a country that has English as an official language, which means many Europeans, especially the German speakers (for whom Beggin' has been a hit), have been having trouble with the lyrics. So here goes (the chorus should be obvious to everyone, so I'm not providing lyrics for it). Note my added editorial notes and (underlined) idiom links to make it more understandable; there's still a lot of Yoda-speak (e.g. An empty shell, I used to be) though:

Ooooooo
Put your loving hand out, baby
I'm beggin'

CHORUS

Ridin' high, when I was king
Played it hard and fast 'cause I had everythang
Walked away, wonderin' when
But easy come and easy go and
it would end

So why [is it that] anytime I need, you let me go?
Anytime I veek [send mobile video], you get me know
Anytime I seek, you let me know
but I plan and seek to just let me go

I`m on my knees while I`m (beggin')
'cause I don`t want to lose (you)
I got my arms on spread
and I hope that my heart gets fed, [as] a matter of fact, girl, I'm beggin'

CHORUS

I need you (yeah!) to understand
[that I] Tried so hard (hey!) to be your man
The kind of man (ho!) you want in the end
Only can then [can] I begin to live again

An empty shell, I used to be
Shadow of my life was hangin' over me
A broken man, that I don't know
Won't even stand a devil's chance to win my soul

Why we chewin' [on this]? Why we chasin'?
Why the bottom? Why the basement?
Why [when] we got good sh*t, don't embrace it?
Why the feel for the need to replace me?
You're on a "wrong way" track from the good
I'm only paintin' a picture tellin' where we could be at
like a heart in a dash way should [like a living heart should]
You hadda give it away, you had it 'til you took the pay
But I keep walkin' on, keep open doors
Keep hopin' for that the cord is yours [I hope there is still a bond between us]
Keep close at home, 'cause I don`t want to live in a broken home
girl, I'm begging you

CHORUS

I'm fighting hard
to hold my own (hold my own) [to maintain my position]
Just can't make it
all alone (all alone)
I'm holding on
can't fall back (no, I'm fallin'!)
I'm just a-callin' but to fade to black!

(and I can't come on to go) (4x)

CHORUS (2x)

The lyrics for Back on the Road will have to wait...

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Ottawa brothers Maynard and Blaise Plant apparently have or had a single in the World Top 40 according to top40-charts.com. Just how official that site's "World Singles Official Top 100" is, I'm not sure, but given that the population of Japan is more than 125 million, it's plausible.

After graduating from Queens in Kingston, Maynard went to Japan in 97 to teach English and decided to stay . His younger brother then followed him in 2000 and they formed "Monkey Majik".

Together is their current single of note, although Around the World (or its anime version) is what brought them heavy rotation on Japanese music video TV.

One of the biggest Japanese bands for many years running is the "Southern All Stars." While some songs are better than the video, in other cases the opposite is true.