Queen of Hearts

Story Behind The Song

In one sense this a requiem for Jeff Buckley. In another it is the story of the power that love, inspiration and desire can have over us. The water speaks of death but it is also a symbol of re-birth.

Song Description

Tale of lost love, with Mississippi River as central theme.The Queen of Hearts is the woman or the muse, that can inspire desire or push you to drowning.

Song Length 3:37 Genre Country - Alternative, Folk - Alternative
Tempo Fast (151 - 170) Lead Vocal Male Vocal
Mood Affable, Poignant Subject Lost Love, Relationship
Similar Artists The Byrds, Soul Asylum Language English
Era 2000 and later

Lyrics

Queen of Hearts
By Ben Kyle

You got your angel now
You got your queen of hearts
You always said you wanted this
But this is hard
A girl?s a gift from God
If you can hold her heart
But don?t you let her go
She?ll tear you apart

She?ll take you down to the river and throw you in
Leave you when the sun goes down
Tell you that you could?ve made a real fine fellow
If your daddy would?ve had the time
Leave you in the morning when the fog is forming
On the Mississippi river bed
You?ll soon discover when you tell her that you love her
That the girl you used to love is dead.
She?ll take you down to the river and do it all over again

You got your Ingrid Bergman now
You got your girl
You always said you wanted this
But are you sure?
A girls a gift from God
If you can hold her hand
But don?t you let her go
She won?t understand

She?ll take you down to the river and throw you in
Leave you when the sun goes down
Tell you that you could?ve made a real fine fellow
If your daddy would?ve had the time
Leave you in the morning when the fog is forming
On the Mississippi river bed
You?ll soon discover when you tell her that you love her
That the girl you used to love is dead.
She?ll take you down to the river and do it all over again

Oh, baby, I?m sorry
Never meant to treat you bad
I was in a hurry, honey
Oh, baby, I won?t do it again
Baby I?m sorry
She?ll take you down to the river and throw you in
Leave you when the sun goes down
Tell you that you could?ve made a real fine fellow
If your daddy would?ve had the time
Leave you in the morning when the fog is forming
On the Mississippi river bed
You?ll soon discover when you tell her that you love her
That the girl you used to love is dead.
She?ll take you down to the river and do it all over again

Lyrics Ben Kyle Music Ben Kyle
Producer Ben Kyle Publisher Across the Pond
Performance Ben Kyle: Vocals, Acoustic and Electric Guitars, Wurli, Harmonica, Luke Jacobs: Backing Vocals and Bass and Guitar, James Orvis: Drums Eric Heywood: Pedal Steel Jessy Greene: Violins Erik Brandt: B3 Label 2024 Records

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