Genghis Khan

Genghis Khan" is a song by the Swedish indie pop band Miike Snow. It was the second single from their third studio album, iii (2016), released on Downtown Records and Atlantic Records. The music video for "Genghis Khan" was initially released on January 12, 2016 exclusively through BuzzFeed. The concept of the video follows a James Bond-esque theme in which a villain struggles to kill his captive due to personal conflicts. Instead of completing his task, the villain ultimately chooses to release his captive, who then makes an attempt to escape. However, in a last minute change of heart, he voluntarily returns to his captor. The two characters then unite through a joint dance sequence, while the villain is seemingly happy for the first time in the video. The video heavily explores themes of homosexuality, as seen by the antagonist of the story leaving his wife to start a new life with his male former captive. The story ends with the antagonist's ex-wife vengefully spying on him and his male partner, seemingly plotting her revenge.

[Verse 1] I know there's no form And no labels to put on To this thing we keep And dip into when we need And I don't have the right To ask where you go at night But the waves hit my head To think someone's in your bed [Chorus] I get a little bit Genghis Khan I don't want you to get it on With nobody else but me With nobody else but me I get a little bit Genghis Khan Don't want you to get it on With nobody else but me With nobody else but me [Verse 2] And the lights, they glow Like I've just lost the World War And the scene slips away To the evenness I fake It's a shit old world Cause I don't really want you, girl But you can't be free Cause I'm selfish, I'm obscene [Chorus] I get a little bit Genghis Khan I don't want you to get it on With nobody else but me With nobody else but me I get a little bit Genghis Khan Don't want you to get it on With nobody else but me With nobody else but me [Bridge] Ooh, I wanna make up my mind But I don't know myself No I don't know myself, me Ooh, I wanna make up my mind But I don't know myself No I don't know myself, me Ooh, I wanna make up my mind But I don't know myself No I don't know myself [Chorus] And I get a little bit Genghis Khan I don't want you to get it on With nobody else but me With nobody else but me I get a little bit Genghis Khan Don't want you to get it on With nobody else but me With nobody else but me