Said the straight man to the late man "Where have you been?" I've been here and I've been there And I've been in between I talk to the wind My words are all carried away In the Court of the Crimson Queen is a studio album by British singer Toyah Willcox, originally released in 2008 by Willow Recordings. Background [ edit ] The album title (a reference to King Crimson 's debut album, In the Court of the Crimson King ) was suggested by producer/co-author Simon Darlow and was endorsed by King Crimson mainstay and [Intro] D D/C C Bsus4 B [Verse 1] Em Em/C The rusted chains of prison moons Em/C# Em/C Are shattered by the sun Em Em/C I walk a road horizons change Em/C# Em/C The tournament's begun Am Am/F The purple piper plays his tune Am/F# Am/F The choir softly sing Em Em/C Three lullabies in an ancient tongue Em/C# D D/C C For the court of the Crimson Epitaph/March for No Reason/Tomorrow and Tomorrow Lyrics by King Crimson from the In The Court Of The Crimson King: Original Master Edition album- including song video, artist biography, translations and more: The wall on which the prophets wrote Is cracking at the seams Upon the instruments of death The sunlight brightly gl… In the court of the crimson king. On soft grey mornings widows cry, The wise men share a joke. I run to grasp divining signs To satisfy the hoax. The yellow jester does not play But gently pulls the strings And smiles as the puppets dance In the court of the crimson king. 4 The Court of the Crimson King. This song is not like any other songs in recent history. It is so gloomy and impressively represents the band's name which is The Crimson King who apparently is lord Satan. All in all, KC is the most underrated group of its time and skill in making this form of European jazzy music. The obscure lyrics make references to fanciful things like medieval times, fairy tales, magic: "The black queen chants the funeral march/The cracked brass bells will ring/To summon back the fire witch/To the court of the crimson king." To state the obvious: King Crimson's 1969 debut LP, In the Court of the Crimson King, is an essential part of every intelligent person's record collection. An ideal marriage of vibrantly .

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