Video: King Crimson - The Court Of The Crimson King

THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING

including THE RETURN OF THE FIRE WITCH and THE DANCE OF THE PUPPETS

(McDonald, Sinfield)

The rusted chains of prison moons

Are shattered by the sun.

I walk a road, horizons change

The tournament's begun.

The purple piper plays his tune,

The choir softly sing;

Three lullabies in an ancient tongue,

For the court of the crimson king.

The keeper of the city keys

Put shutters on the dreams.

I wait outside the pilgrim's door

With insufficient schemes.

The black queen chants

the funeral march,

The cracked brass bells will ring;

To summon back the fire witch

To the court of the crimson king.

The gardener plants an evergreen

Whilst trampling on a flower.

I chase the wind of a prism ship

To taste the sweet and sour.

The pattern juggler lifts his hand;

The orchestra begin.

As slowly turns the grinding wheel

In the court of the crimson king.

On soft grey mornings widows cry

The wise men share a joke;

I run to grasp divining signs

To satisfy the hoax.

The yellow jester does not play

But gently pulls the strings

And smiles as the puppets dance

In the court of the crimson king.

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Robert Fripp–guitar

Ian McDonald–reeds, woodwind, vibes, keyboards, mellotron, vocals

Greg Lake–bass guitar, lead vocals

Michael Giles–drums, percussion, vocals

Peter Sinfield–words and illumination

Cover by Barry Godber

Equipment by Vick and Dik

Recorded at Wessex Sound Studios, London

Engineer: Robin Thompson

Assistant Engineer: Tony Page

Produced by King Crimson for EG Productions, ‘David & John’

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