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All the King's Horns Lyrics

One mother rises
Pulling the sheets from the crib
All the disguises
Wandering stars, what she did
All the king's horns, all the king's horns
Saddled and worn
Raise the dead
Holy and infant
He came to raise up the dead

Wandering wisemen
What did you bring to his bed?
Shapeless surprises
Incense to bring to the dead
Nothing is wrong, it's what she did
All the kings horn's and king's men
Nothing is wrong, it's what she did
All the king's horns and king's men

Nothing is wrong, it's what she did
All the king's horns raise the dead
Nothing is wrong, it's what she did
All the king's horns
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these are the lyrics. its not an instrumental.

One mother rises pulling the sheets from the crib all the disguises wandering stars, what she did all the kings horns, all the kings horns saddled and worn raise the dead holy and infant he came to raise up the dead

wandering wisemen what did you bring to his bed shapeless surprises incense to bring to the dead nothing is wrong, it's what she did all the kings horns and kings men nothing is wrong its what she did all the kings horns and kings men

nothing is wrong its what she did all the kings horns raise the dead nothing is wrong its what she did all the kings horns

Cover art for All the King's Horns lyrics by Sufjan Stevens

is this about revelations in the bible? the lyrics seems odd for a christmas song...

Cover art for All the King's Horns lyrics by Sufjan Stevens

Odd maybe, but Jesus did come to fulfill the law... And he will raise the dead when he returns. So the birth of Christ is also a celebration his return to call us home.

Cover art for All the King's Horns lyrics by Sufjan Stevens

This is one of my favorites. A beautiful song and a reminder that Christmas is the beginning of a journey that takes us to Jesus' death and ends in Jesus' resurrection.

Cover art for All the King's Horns lyrics by Sufjan Stevens

i believe the first part is about this...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slaughter_of_the_Innocents

also here is an explanation of the symbolic meaning of the gifts the 3 wise men brought

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3_Wise_Men

 
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