Story Behind The Song
Prophecy related to a curse and the return of a murdered Scottish king.
Song Description
Mythical folk song about murdered Scottish/Dalriadan King Kenneth MacAlpin.
Song Length |
9:08 |
Genre |
Folk - Rock, Rock - Classic |
Tempo |
Floating |
Lead Vocal |
Duet Male |
Mood |
Heartbreaking, Moving |
Subject |
Royalty, Murder, Rape |
Similar Artists |
Led Zeppelin, Johnny Cash |
Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Cordouroy
Today's a birthday party for a forgotten king
dethroned by crones w/ tarnished skull rings
But hope remains in every... in every living thing
In every song, in every human being
Shuffle the limbs of forgotten books
Dormant anthems drain barbs from hooks
& now the hurricanes have danced
& now the envelopes have chanced upon
dead letter offices future & past
where flying fish rise on ocean in gasps
Olde eyes & alibis
Raised on rain & borrowed lives
& now this hand is hidden
& now this tale is written on
cabbage leaves w/ angel spit
carry the Moon & split the cost of it
[Instrumental]
Spook the spokes & span the gaps
Oval wheels wheeze & gasp
in a nautilus heart, in a nautilus heart
Get to the end, return to the start, in a nautilus heart
Bone & skin, where to begin?
Bone & skin, where to begin?
Oh, frog future
Oh, lullaby tree
Angels carry humor under their wings as
Catalog crows hold their own noses
Days @ the diary roll out the ghosts
for holiday eyes & circumspect smiles
Tear out pages of uneasy miles
Old maid, cold trade
Portable prophets leave beds unmade like
virtue & veils sent through the mail
to Gordian maps built by elegant snails
& all along we are wide wale woven
Dough rise loomed fresh from the oven
Bone & skin, where to begin?
Bone & skin, where to begin?
(c)(p) 2007 Christian Arial