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Frowning Atahuallpa (My Inca Love) Lyrics
Sitting all alone, looking at the throne of the one I used to love
Sitting all alone, looking at the stone of my lovely inca love
The huntress stands, with peacock hands she'd take me to where she lie
She sighs so deep, it rocks the river of her stomach sky
The oval moon, it tans the faun who holds grapes for my love
Sitting all alone, sitting in the throne of my lovely inca love
hare krishna
I come from a time where the burning of trees was a crime,
I lived by a sea where to be was a thing of true joy,
My people were fair and had sky in their hair,
But now they're content to wear stars on their brows.
Sitting all alone, looking at the stone of my lovely inca love
She sighs so deep, it rocks the river of her stomach sky
Sitting all alone, sitting in the throne of my lovely inca love
I lived by a sea where to be was a thing of true joy,
My people were fair and had sky in their hair,
But now they're content to wear stars on their brows.
John Peel RIP
This is the sort of word play I really like in Marc Bolan's lyrics. He's obviously decided to write around the imagery conjured up by his imaginings about Atahuallpa, the great Inca king at the time of the Conquistadors' arrival from Spain, in South America. I love it. It is so atmospheric. I always think of the end ("I come from a time...") as a different song, and not really connected with the first part.
One of Tyrannosaurus Rex's best, Took's singing is beautiful here. 30 odd years later listening to this song and I still am in love with it. As for the meaning, just the other-world charm that makes Bolan stand out like no other.