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Inspired by Richard The Second, by William Shakespeare.

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The crowning of we kings
The subject of divine things Righteous by virtue
Bearing majesty too... da da da
An Army for my soul
By currency of angels
My looks can kill o
You’re banished in the breath of... da da da
The balm that anoints me No water in all the sea Can clean from me
Here on my head this crown
It is woven through me to, the ground
Here on my head this crown
And a cloak made of brass around... da da da
But is it that we kings
Were made in the crowning?
A pomp of a cushion
For a crown to sit on
We taste grief and eat bread
We have wants, and need friends A man who just leads on
All of those who kneel on
This balm that protects me
By my own tears has now been Washed free from me
Here on my bed this crown
With nettles and owers round My kingdom of worms abound With a cloak made of soil around
I’ve wasted time, time wastes me Now soil is the king of me
So here on my head this crown Ever last here, while I go down Down, down, down down

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from The Complete Works (Years 2 - 6), released May 5, 2017
Ben Please - vocal, nylon guitar. Beth Porter - cello, vocals. Poppy Pitt - glockenspiel, vocals.

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The Bookshop Band Bath, UK

The Bookshop Band write songs inspired by books and play them in bookshops. They started as a collaboration between a group of musicians in Bath and their local independent bookshop, Mr B's Emporium. Now they are about to go on tour, sponsored by Vintage Books and Independent Booksellers Week, around other bookshops and lit fests. Catch them if you can. Details at www.thebookshopband.co.uk ... more

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