King of the Clouds

About this song

Urie's weed-induced musings were captured by Sam Hollander, a friend of Urie's, who shaped them into lyrics. The song nearly missed the album because of a deadline, and Urie said he had an hour to finish the stems and mix it. It was teased before release, first when composer Rob Mathes tweeted about a passacaglia he wrote based on its chord progression, and later at the end of a Pray for the Wicked pop-up show recap video.

What it's about

The song is a dreamy track exploring interdimensional travel and multiverses. It is also the only track on the album in a 6/8 time signature.

Summary written with AI, based on the song's page on Genius.

Fun facts

• Covered once, including “King of the Clouds by Inklings (Ft. Ethan Lewis Smith)”.
• Written by Brendon Urie, Sam Hollander, Suzy Shinn, Alex ‘AK’ Kresovich and Jake Sinclair.
• Produced by Jake Sinclair.
• Recorded at Urielectic & Infrasonic Sound.