Arthur

Lyrics

[Intro] *Gregorian chanting* [Verse 1] Darkness falls, their fires they light Pity those who live in fright Mercy upon those who fight For someplace in the sunset [Verse 2] Sounds of war, pistols roar Violence walks among the poor And danger lurks at every door And peoples' eyes are blinded [Verse 3] Stop and shop, a hotel flop Are killers, fools and crazy cops It all goes on it never stops No lull, no rest, no reason [Verse 4] Concrete walls and dingy halls Drunk men sleepin' where they fall Are livin' hard and dyin' small And drowned and disillusioned [Verse 5] Dragon queen, street machinе Fadin' fast and feelin' mean An old man sits and eats his beans Hе knows his love lies resting [Verse 6] And poets, painters pale but true They all send their love to you And they all know what they must do To purify their senses [Bridge] And, Arthur, where are you now? We need ya We've been much too long without a leader [Verse 7] Long ago in days of old Many stories have been told Of how the dragons robbed the folds Of the shepherds who lay sleeping [Verse 8] A young man from King Ector's court Came to London town for sport And pulled the sword from out the stone And gave birth to his kingdom [Verse 9] And took a fair wife, Guinevere The fairest in the land I hear And learned of courage and of fear From the ancient Merlin [Interlude] [Verse 10] A hundred knights at a table round Try and keep the evil down Spread the word throughout the towns And hope throughout the kingdom [Verse 11] And knights in shinning armor rode Drove the robbers from road And noblemen and beggars owed Their lives to this young chieftain [Verse 12] And Pelinore, the wandering one As his life was almost done Became the subject of the once And future king of England [Verse 13] Was it really as they say? Were you betrayed by those who knew you? All is fair in love and war Nothing's more or less than honor [Verse 14] In my sheltered simple way I have followed in your footsteps And I have seen the changing signs Now's the time for your return [Verse 15] Lancelot, my trusted friend Became my rival in the end With heavy heart I have to send My soldiers into battle