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Composer: Richard Palmer-James, Robert Fripp, John Wetton

King Crimson - The Night Watch lyrics



Shine, shine, the light of good works shine
The watch before the city gates depicted in their prime
That golden light all grimy now
Three hundred years have passed
The worthy Captain and his squad of troopers standing fast

The artist knew their faces well
The husbands of his lady friends
His creditors and councillors
In armour bright, the merchant men

Official moments of the guild
In poses keen from bygone days
The city fathers frozen there
Upon the canvas dark with age

The smell of paint, a flask of wine
And turn those faces all to me
The blunderbuss and halberd-shaft
And Dutch respectability

They make their entrance one by one
Defenders of that way of life
The redbrick home, the bourgeoisie
Guitar lessons for the wife

So many years we suffered here
Our country racked with Spanish wars
Now comes a chance to find ourselves
And quiet reigns behind our doors
We think about posterity again

And so the pride of little men
The burghers good and true
Still living through the painter's hands
Request you all to understand
Songs list of album: The Collectable King Crimson, Vol. 1 [Discipline] [live] (2006)
         Title Rating
01    Improv: The Savage [live] lyrics Add lyrics   -
02    Dr Diamond lyrics Add lyrics   -
03    Improv: Arabica lyrics Add lyrics   -
04   Exiles lyrics   -
05    Improv: Atria lyrics Add lyrics   -
06   The Night Watch lyrics   -
07    Starless lyrics Add lyrics   -
08   Lament lyrics  
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09    Improv: Trio lyrics Add lyrics   -
10   Easy Money lyrics   -
11    Walk on... No Pussyfooting lyrics Add lyrics   -
12    Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Pt. 2 lyrics Add lyrics   -
13   Lament lyrics  
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14   Exiles lyrics   -
15    Asbury Park lyrics Add lyrics   -
16   Easy Money lyrics   -
17    Fracture lyrics Add lyrics   -
18    Starless lyrics Add lyrics   -
19    12st Century Schizoid Man lyrics Add lyrics   -
 

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