Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song In The Kingdom #19, artist - Sonic Youth. Album song Evol, in the genre АльтернативаDate of issue: 27.05.2012
Record label: Squeaky Squawk
Song language: English
In The Kingdom #19 |
| He did what he had to do |
| He asked no questions |
| He had few conversations |
| The tar glistens in the noon heat |
| He tread across the grass, up onto, and down off of, the concrete abutments |
| Mirage on the highway |
| Ghosts in the tunnel |
| The dark cave |
| Out into the blinding light of day at breakneck speed |
| Every bolt rumbling |
| Glistening highway mirage groans |
| The slick surface |
| Careening into first the small mammal, and then screeching along the guard |
| Rail, scraping paint and throwing sparks like sheets of pure terror for |
| 400 yards over and over |
| With one final back and forth rocking motion coming to rest |
| The beautiful paint job hopelessly marred |
| Smoke and flames |
| Alright |
| So nice |
| He moved to the small creature |
| Screeching whistles of steam blowing off |
| On it’s back, wheels spinning like a cinema classic |
| The door sags open and a man covered in blood drops the three feet or so to |
| The pavement |
| The car still rattling and shaking as if with a mind of it’s own, unwilling |
| To die |
| The man, 40ish, also after a time, an agonisingly painful period of time |
| Is also unwilling to die |
| Suddenly all is quite quiet there in the sunlight on the highway |
| But what? |
| what can I do? |
| I cannot move, everything is about broken |
| Blood everywhere, mixing with oil and gas |
| What’s moving, must turn my head |
| Pain, white light, blinded |
| Some guy there kneeling in the blinded mirage of white light |
| All my strength to 'help' |
| Screaming now help me please |
| He tried to tamp out the bit of burning ember which had lept from the wreck |
| Onto his grimy coat sleeve |
| Coughing blood |
| What’s happen? |
| He’s he’s inching towards truth |
| He strode of into the woods with the animal |
| It still lived |
| He didn’t glance back at all |
| Still out ghosting the road |
| Death on the highway |
| Words crumble around me and fall with the weight of heaven |
| I cannot move |
| I’m beneath the great weight |
| I cannot see |
| My eyes are blinded |
| I am in the darkness |
| That’s it |
| In panic I forget it |
| In despair I need it |
| In my mind I save it |
| In death I have it |
| In panic I forget it |
| In despair I need it |
| I shouldn’t laugh |
| Never gave a damn about the meterman |
| I was the man who had to read the meters, man |