Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song DREAD/TKOE , by - Bells. Release date: 18.10.2022
Song language: English
DREAD/TKOE |
| One such disciple of certain schools of crumbling unfiltered thought |
| Gold medals of success shivering next to those I’ve already caught |
| Deep down in my head, I know that I’m nothing if not a mugshot tiger |
| Throw on my hat, pick up my bell, and become the town crier |
| «Hey, take one sec', prick your ears up quick, the fanfare’s belting silver» |
| Shimmers of flag-like unfurling ties on shining polyester |
| Kids filming, phones, looks like some vigil snaking along the pavement |
| «Look out, America, here I come» |
| The King of England |
| You ain’t seen nothing yet |
| Mr. Brown takes one last drag, flicks the butt out into the night |
| Goes home, gets bored and watches porn |
| Chiding himself, «It's a vice» |
| Wakes to the sound of trumpets belting out and into the street |
| Looks out and cracks a smile and then from the open window retreats |
| As if touched by love or some such secret telling final truth |
| He falls back onto his bed laughing |
| Runs down, pulls on both his shoes |
| «They're throwing pound coins at the crowd |
| Mr. Brown, don’t you want in? |
| They’re burning flags and cars and martyrs for some very good reason» |
| Honing in down the packed and swaying pavements, donning his crown |
| His gait becomes a stride while, in his mind, he’s killed Mr. Brown |
| Looks up, sees a gold empty throne hoisted on shoulders of his subjects |
| Baying, siren-like, who’s the King of England |
| Look who’s laughing now |
| The King of England |
| England, take a bow |
| Britannia ruled and enslaved my ancestors across Caribbean waves |
| And siphoned sugar to the Tate |
| While the Raj decimated my mother’s land |
| Oh, indigo India |
| A tea leaf is a bitter sip, toiled under the slaver’s whip |
| Yet let it purge your delusions of empire to cure this pestilent ignorance |
| Hear me, hear me, a reckoning bell |
| What values are your «union» built on? |
| For you cannot serve both God and Mammon |
| Destruction derby: Aston Martin vs Mercedes Benz |
| Two World Wars, one World Cup |
| Don’t think that we won’t do it again |
| No need to reread reams of terms and conditions, click «agree» |
| This island’s got what the world needs |
| The King of England |
| Look who’s laughing now |
| The King of England |
| England, take a bow |