King Over Me — מְלֹךְ עָלַי

What does it actually mean to call Hashem King? King Over Me — מְלֹךְ עָלַי is a Rosh Hashanah song inspired by the theme of מַלְכֻיּוֹת — Malchuyot, the proclamation and acceptance of Hashem’s kingship. The throne was never empty. The crown was never gone. The real question is whether His kingship reaches into the places we still call our own: our plans, money, anger, speech, private choices, homes, fears, and futures. It is easy to proclaim הַמֶּלֶךְ on Rosh Hashanah. The harder question comes when the holiday is over: Is He still King when the new year feels ordinary again? Blending cinematic Mizrahi funk, darbuka, oud, brass, strings, soul, and communal Hebrew vocals, this song opens the Tishrei journey with a declaration: מְלֹךְ עָלַי — King over me.