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King of Bohemia Lyrics
Let me rock you in my arms
I'll hold you safe and small
A refugee from the seraphim
In your rich-girl rags and all
Did your dreams die young?
Were they too hard-won?
Did you reach too high and fall?
And there is no rest
For the ones God blessed
And he blessed you best of all
Your eyes seem from a different face
They've seen that much that soon
Your cheek too cold, too pale to shine
Like an old and waning moon
And there is no peace
No true release
No secret place to crawl
And there is no rest
For the ones God blessed
And he blessed you best of all
If tears unshed could heal your heart
If words unsaid could sway
Then watch you melt into the night
Adieu and rue the day
Did your dreams die young?
Were they too hard-won?
Did you reach too high and fall?
And there is no rest
For the ones God blessed
And he blessed you best of all
I'll hold you safe and small
A refugee from the seraphim
In your rich-girl rags and all
Were they too hard-won?
Did you reach too high and fall?
And there is no rest
For the ones God blessed
And he blessed you best of all
They've seen that much that soon
Your cheek too cold, too pale to shine
Like an old and waning moon
No true release
No secret place to crawl
And there is no rest
For the ones God blessed
And he blessed you best of all
If words unsaid could sway
Then watch you melt into the night
Adieu and rue the day
Were they too hard-won?
Did you reach too high and fall?
And there is no rest
For the ones God blessed
And he blessed you best of all
Song Info
Submitted by
mayamayouidiot On Apr 18, 2011
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Was this song "Bohemia" a followup to Richard's "Beeswing", a song about a delicate free girlfriend he had and lost as a young budding artist? Bet it was ;=)