King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King

A sequence of pictures made by me and the song of King Crimson...... hope you enjoy this ode..... From one of my Favourite Progressive bands

Artist: King Crimson
Song: The Court Of The Crimson King
Album: In The Court Of The Crimson King
Genre: Progressive Rock
Year: 1969
Country: England

Members:

Robert Fripp -- Guitar
Ian McDonald -- flute, clarinet, saxophone, vibes, keyboards, mellotron, vocals
Greg Lake -- bass guitar, lead vocals
Michael Giles -- drums, percussion, vocals
Peter Sinfield -- lyrics, illumination
Barry Godber -- cover illustrations.

Lyrics:

The dance of the puppets
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 gray 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 gentle pulls the strings
And smiles as the puppets dance
In the court of the crimson king.

I do not own King Crimson.
"In the Court of the Crimson King" belongs to King Crimson and EG Records Ltd.