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Crown of Thorns Lyrics
Fire of the sun flowers crumble into dust
The seed shall scatter and die
Light in her eyes pours black on their lives
We gather round a funeral pyre
And here we stand
In old England's land
Shattered glass on the ground
There are no words
To console this earth
To restore old England's pride
Never in a million or so years
Did we suffer so much bloodshed
Here comes the man with the warm and gentle hands
Her name burned into his brow
Scorn in her eyes her back to the cries
We spit upon the life that never was
And here we stand
In old England's land
The rose is choked by it's thorn
She will cast salt
For your wound
Old England wears no crown
Never in a million or so years
Did we suffer so much bloodshed
Never in a million or so years
We didn't want to hurt you
But it's not over yet
No never in a million or so years
Did we suffer so much bloodshed
The seed shall scatter and die
Light in her eyes pours black on their lives
We gather round a funeral pyre
In old England's land
Shattered glass on the ground
There are no words
To console this earth
To restore old England's pride
Did we suffer so much bloodshed
Her name burned into his brow
Scorn in her eyes her back to the cries
We spit upon the life that never was
In old England's land
The rose is choked by it's thorn
She will cast salt
For your wound
Old England wears no crown
Did we suffer so much bloodshed
We didn't want to hurt you
But it's not over yet
Did we suffer so much bloodshed
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This is one of the most brilliant lyrics from Andy to me and it's a undeniable example of how underrated he is about his talent as lyricist. Well, Andy simply used a metaphoric language for making a very bitter critic about Queen Victoria and her imperialism in the 19th century.
I've always wondered what this song was about. Thanks
I've always wondered what this song was about. Thanks