when i am king you will be first against the wall
1. "laid up in lavender" / the miserable rich
laid up in lavender and caught on the tide
you're such a salty smuggler, you won't be denied
your sensitivity, the images you see
your lucid dreams and prophecies and overtures of silent screams
it's never what you wanna do, it's never what you need
you might as well have had a few before you go to sea
2. "bird song" / florence + the machine
well, i didn't tell anyone, but a bird flew by
saw what i'd done, he set up a nest outside
and he sang about what i'd become
he sang so loud, sang so clear
i was afraid all the neighbors would hear
so i invited him in just to reason with him
i promised i wouldn't do it again
...
i picked up the bird and above the din i said
"that's the last song you'll ever sing"
held him down, broke his neck
taught him a lesson he wouldn't forget
3. "squalor victoria" / the national
out of my league, i have birds in my sleeves
and i wanna rush in with the fools
raise our heavenly glasses to the heavens
squalor victoria, squalor victoria
i'm going down among the saints
4. "broken bones" / chvrches
our love will never die, broken bones and promises
your weakness is clear now, i see your kind eyes
you're on your own, wait 'til dawn and then go
you are another one buried here by no one
i will keep you inside with your soul alive
5. "when you break" / bear's den
tell me another beautiful lie, tell me everything i want to hear
won't you lay here by my side, i want to fuck away all my fear
and i have seen all that you have seen
and i have been where you have been
no, our hands will never be clean
at least we can hold each other
6. "paranoid android" / radiohead
when i am king you will be first against the wall
with your opinion which is of no consequence at all
...
off with his head, man, off with his head, man
why don't you remember my name?
i guess he does
7. "girl with one eye" / florence + the machine
i took a knife and cut out her eye
i took it home and watched it wither and die
well, she's lucky i didn't slip her a smile
that's why she sleeps with one eye open
but that's the price she'll pay
...
i said, hey, girl with one eye
i'll cut your little heart out 'cause you made me cry
8. "red right hand" / nick cave and the bad seeds
he'll wrap you in his arms, tell you that you've been a good boy
he'll rekindle all the dreams it took you a lifetime to destroy
he'll reach deep into the hole, heal your shrinking soul
but there won't be a single thing that you can do
9. "the cave" / mumford & sons
the harvest left no food for you to eat
you cannibal, you meat-eater, you see
but i have seen the same, i know the shame in your defeat
...
so tie me to a post and block my ears
i can see widows and orphans through my tears
i know my call despite my faults
and despite my growing fears
but i will hold on hope
and i won't let you choke
on the noose around your neck
10. "rifle scissor stone" / squalloscope
"hate to say i told you so," said the scissor to the stone
"when you're finished with me, i'll be sharper than i've ever been before"
"hate to say i told you so," said the snakebite to the bone
"i've worked all night on this, now i'm gonna push you, push you, push you off your throne"