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Path of the Crow
03:11
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You remembered my name
And I’m so glad you came
I was wondering when
I would see you again
Felt a fool til the last
Trying to dwell on the past
I’m not over it yet
Too much there to forget
Can I get you a drink?
Can I hear what you think?
Find a corner somewhere
Let them wonder and stare
Stood a mess in the rain
Just repeating your name
Didn’t want you to go
Took the path of the crow
And what do you know?
I see you’re already packed
That’s just a matter of fact
Hope there’s room for that song
About where we belong
Could’ve sworn I heard crying
As the blue moon was dying
Captained all of my ships
Kissed you straight to the lips
As you swung your hips
I could sure use some sway
Get some good luck my way
I can’t stand being praised
That’s just the way I was raised
Still I graciously wept
Headed out while you slept
Had to leave, had to know
But took the path of the crow
And what do you know?
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2. |
Thank Me Later
03:33
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When I broke your heart and had no regrets
One more kiss ‘fore I smoke myself blind
As you suffer the dawn of my being reborn
Not your Christian, God-loving kind
Any chance of remorse faded out in the night
As you write in someone else’s tongue
Falling for the man-made words but for the right reasons
The battle already won
It don’t seem right. It’s not good behaviour
But you can thank me now, or you can thank me later
She was sketching the sky with a glint in her eye
Said that I was more man than I was
She invited me over, a pale-bodied poser
Believing the hype just because
I was focused enough and I got my reward
As my gaze became fixed on your skin
Too much dignity, not enough light
Plus I didn’t know where to begin
And it don’t seem right. It’s not good behaviour
But you can thank me now, or you can thank me later
Another sad tale, another set back
Thought that I fell in love from afar
I saw the opposite moves in an innocent groove
And a smile I took home in my car
Cheek to cheek as they say, only lasted a day
The canvas too easy to scratch
Said enough to ease the blow, take away your glow
Then jumped ship into true love like that
It don’t seem right. It’s not good behaviour
But you can thank me now, or you can thank me later
Here’s to all those mistakes that came good in the end
How we suffer to manage sometimes
Many tears to regret, many moons to forget
Though they hardly equate to real crimes
I’m a loser at heart, complicated to boot
Not the sink but the whole fucking kitchen
So what if we lose it or sing out of tune
At this time I’m sure no-one is listening
It don’t seem right. It’s not good behaviour
But you can thank me now, or you can thank me later
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3. |
Madness on the Line
03:21
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You caught me by surprise
Our pages seem the same
On some crooked street at city’s door
Where it only seems to rain
Not enough of the good stuff
And too much cheap cocaine
But you caught me by surprise
I guess we’ll meet again
You ever wondered where the ego sits
When it only hears applause?
And may you see the lights for what they are
Another losing cause
And the truth you seek will find you
And leave you wanting more
Well just remember what it’s for
And treasure to the core
Always the one to rely on
Always the one to forgive
Dead ends and darkness
But reason to live
Your answers on a postcard
And another breadcrumb trail
I’ve got madness on the line
And thunder in my sails
Sins of the red
Yellow and blue
Discouraged at first
But who am I to refuse?
A momentary flicker
In a universal sky
I’ve got madness on the line
Without a reason why
Without a reason why
Without a reason why
Madness on the line
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4. |
The Burden
05:32
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Let the dust sit and carve her name right through it
Remind yourself she don’t fit anymore
She’s been here too recently to dismiss
And standing where you last kissed
Some time ago now, some time ago now
Don’t mean to sound misleading
But no use ever came from grieving
She said she would but she didn’t
And if the walls get closer
She will not be there to hold ya
I thought she would, who am I kidding?
Wander off now in separate wagons
Horse drawn and not without its own flaws
And I’m surely one of them
It’s a cold day when sons teach fathers wisdom
And roll their eyes behind them
And feel the burden, and feel the burden
Don’t mean to sound misleading
But no use ever came from grieving
She said she would but she didn’t
And if the walls get closer
She will not be there to hold ya
I thought she would, who am I kidding?
I took the last train homeward
Searching for the world I’d savoured
I thought it’d look the same but it didn’t
Remind me of the warmth you harbour
Or let go of the pains it brought ya
I thought you could, who was I kidding?
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A hurricane martini seems so middle class
I told my friends that it was whisky from a broken glass
I said you walked into the ocean drunk and already blue
Well that much is true
Thank god you drive the way you think man, anything but straight
Ripped the doors off in reverse trying to wipe the slate
I wasn’t there but I heard the rumours of escaping fumes
They said you could smell them from the Penhale dunes
Jet black, the engine roared
Don’t dance with what you can’t afford
If you lie down you can’t take it back
Still bleeding on the soundtrack
You and that prince that bleached his hair in all the posters
Denying living in the way you know you’re not supposed ta’s
He succeeded with a shotgun, pulled the trigger with his toes
But I sure liked his clothes
When you were clean enough to figure out your left from right
Before you froze beneath the waves and then saw the light
What made you gamble? Was it us or was it real?
I couldn’t tell you how I feel
Jet black, the engine roared
Don’t dance with what you can’t afford
If you lie down you can’t take it back
Still bleeding on the soundtrack
I don’t remember being phased at all by what I heard
Behind the girl next door and playing guitar you came in third
It was how the news was dealt that so divided me
Devastation in a quip delivered frantically
And so now I see you wrestling with your history
Refusing to tap out despite the misery
I don’t give credit for your actions in the way I should
Good golly how I wish I could
Jet black, the engine roared
Don’t dance with what you can’t afford
If you lie down you can’t take it back
Still bleeding on the soundtrack
Bleeding on the soundtrack
Bleeding on the soundtrack
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6. |
Looking for the Cure
03:47
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He was everything he wanted man
Didn’t fully understand the complications of it all
It took him forty years to quench his thirst
Then the bubble burst leaving echoes of the call
And by the time he found his feet again
Realised that only friends can be the servant and the foe
All the confidence had slipped away
Coming back another day but only if he lets it go
So why don’t you let it go?
Whatever’s eating you
Is only gonna matter
If all of this is true
Tell me what you’re thinking
Maybe one more time
While you’re looking for the cure
Did the rumours undermine his grip
Take a bow and let it slip
Between the diamond and the rock
Coz what it’s worth is only relevant
Counting out the times he spent
Telling others that he’d stopped
Is the manner of the tone okay
Will it let the silence play?
Solve the riddles and the woes
Maybe not but then again who knows?
What’s in the darker throws can only help him let it go
So why don’t you let it go?
Whatever’s eating you
Is only gonna matter
If all of this is true
Tell me what you’re thinking
Maybe one more time
While you’re looking for the cure
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7. |
The Curse of Friends
05:11
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Saw no reason to return
Left the bridges there to burn, won’t build more
And the miracles were buried with the coal
Furnace bound forevermore
If you wanted some forgiveness
To reflect upon the hands that only prayed if just to feel
But your history ain’t my future
I’d better get my shoulder to the wheel
Coz I heard the news, made out the signs, so I stayed away
Once more with feeling and a curse of friends until my last day
She became a foreign princess for a day
Though the slipper always slides
Lost her loved ones to the army
Had an interest in successes on both sides
And the son she tried to ruin raised a ruin for himself
Ain’t that the truth, too slight to stick
Keep the engine ticking over
For the memory I have is not so quick
Coz I heard the news, made out the signs, so I stayed away
Once more with feeling and a curse of friends until my last day
Handed out the evening news
Leaving dignity and clues between the page
Had some heroes long ago
When the curse you came to know was in its cage
Still you gave it what you could behind a mask you understood
Before it cracked and out you came
It’s becoming of your legend
That you never looked for someone else to blame
Coz I heard the news, made out the signs, so I stayed away
Once more with feeling and a curse of friends until my last day
Five leaves left to light the fuses
And then split the bags of sand too far to see
Judging only from the whispers
Painting pictures with no colours absently
There’s no shrine to keep pretending to
I’m thinking on my feet, it helps me hear
I’ve got mouths to feed
Blow me down from in the branches
I’ve heard all the sorry tales I could need
Coz I heard the news, made out the signs, so I stayed away
Once more with feeling and a curse of friends until my last day
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8. |
Be So Kind
03:33
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I listened and I lost me my time
I couldn’t hang around
I vanished as I left you behind
Just following a sound
My days were only spent on myself
Though you were on my mind
I’m guessing you’ve a story to tell
If you would be so kind
No money and a rip in our sails
White flowers in the sky
Lost hours running after your tale
My brother for a while
Bright summers and a splinter or two
Still heavy on my mind
Stay hidden while I swallow this view
If you would be so kind
I couldn’t carry on, had my day
Still kicking as I fell
Forever the abyss in my way
No heaven in a hell
Forgive me for the distance I make
You’ll still be on my mind
Quit praying if it keeps you awake
If you would be so kind
Dawn shivers and a roof overhead
Blue shadow on the sun
No meaning in the things that I said
No prophet on the run
Good manners only gave me away
High living in my mind
Face worry in the words that you say
If you would be so kind
Sweet kisses and you blew me away
Died laughing all alone
Found many in the few that could stay
Missed calling it a home
Know that I only see us as friends
One ruin at a time
And don’t carry what you can live without
If you would be so kind
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9. |
Sensitive Side
04:03
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Yes it hurt when you said I was childish
But what hurt the most is that you were so right
I cried with intention to grab your attention
Failing night after night
And they say that the way to a girl’s heart
Is showing that you have a sensitive side
But sensitive isn’t inventing a drama
And taking her on for the ride
What a scene, I was only fifteen
The world was a thorn in my side
I look back and wish I could retract
Get myself in a headlock and hide
A headlock and hide
And the dress that you showcased was average
So why did I lie and say that you were the best?
I figured you might come dance closer
Then when you breathed in I could feel your chest
And at discos to fight was to love
And to love was to be in the ranks with your friends
The length of a kiss or the girls you dismissed
Whatever the fashion or trend
What a scene, I was only fifteen
The world was a thorn in my side
I look back and wish I could retract
Get myself in a headlock and hide
A headlock and hide
I’m the first to admit I was so full of shit
That my ego was bursting with ease
I blamed the others, their sisters and brothers
And picked myself up off my knees
Up off my knees
For all you despise may I apologise
Can we talk now it’s been several years
Coz the wounds are all healed at my end
The ego has gone and so have the tears
Yes it hurt when you said I was childish
But what hurt the most is that you were so right
A love full of friction, religious restrictions
Failing me night after night
What a scene, I was only fifteen
The world was a thorn in my side
I look back and wish I could retract
Get myself in a headlock and hide
What a scene, I was only fifteen
The world was a thorn in my side
I look back and wish I could retract
Get myself in a headlock and hide
A headlock and hide
Yeah you know I’ve got a sensitive side
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10. |
Within Your Spell
06:15
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Lights of worry catch my eye
Send me sideways in an even curse
The coldest sun you’ve ever known
The feeling promises will make things worse
And where to turn, which mile to wind
Which new star should I follow?
Frailing softly only hurts
On time already spent and borrowed
All of me and all of you
But which is which?
It’s so hard to tell
When I’m soaked within your spell
I fall asleep in heaven but I wake in hell
And the veins they love your style
Would sooner marry you than run a mile
What a tiresome need to gain
Seek relentlessly to fill that gap
To feel that pain
All of me and all of you
But which is which?
It’s so hard to tell
When I’m soaked within your spell
I fall asleep in heaven but I wake in hell
Cry for help is all I do
Never spoke so never true
All of me and all of you
But which is which?
It’s so hard to tell
When I’m soaked within your spell
I fall asleep in heaven but I wake in hell
All of me and all of you
But which is which?
It’s getting so hard to tell
When I’m soaked within your spell
I fall asleep in heaven but I wake in hell
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William The Conqueror UK
William The Conqueror are:
Ruarri Joseph (vocals, guitar)
Naomi Holmes (bass, vocals)
Harry Harding (...drums, vocals)
Indie rock from Cornwall. So they say.
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