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Death of a King

from Spokedog by David Alan Thornton

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The King is dead
Long live the King!
That’s what they said:
“Long live the King!”

The sky fell in two
What more could the likes of me do?

They’ve been in line for days
“Long live the King!”
They stand in line to look upon his face
“Long live the King!”

They look upon the glass
They weep upon the glass
They kiss the glass
And each goes on his way

“Regicide!” They claimed regicide,
But you can’t kill what’s dead inside
No matter what the plot, no matter what the plan
It’s impossible to murder what’s ceased to be a man
It’s impossible to break what’s always been apart
It’s impossible to bleed what doesn’t have a heart
It’s impossible to cut what doesn’t own a skin
It’s impossible to out what’s never been in
It’s impossible to cry when you don’t have a voice
It’s impossible to err when you don’t have a choice
It’s impossible to move when you’re not in control
And it’s impossible to love
When you don’t have a soul

Sleep, my Arthur!
Weep, Queen Mother!
Can I find a place to hide my head and my eyes?

The King is dead.
Long live the King!
But as for the man- that’s everything.

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from Spokedog, released December 1, 2013

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David Alan Thornton New York, New York

Alaska-raised, NYC-based, singer-songwriter David Alan Thornton has has been called "too open-minded for the Midwest and too open-hearted for New York." As a performer, his "soulful vocal stylings compliment confessional lyrics that border on literary greatness." With a sound in the middle of David Bowie and Cat Stevens, you might call him an alternative-folk-rock singer, but who really knows? ... more

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