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Viewing lyrics for Kings English by Steve Kelly.

KINGS ENGLISH

THEY SAY IT TAKES A BIG MAN TO RECOGNISE THE FACT
AN' I SHY AWAY FROM SAYING THAT SUCH A MAN IS ME
OH I CAN KICK THE TRACES OR IMITATE THE ACT
BUT THIS IS CLASS INCARNATE, THE STARK REALITY

WHEN EVERY NOTE IS NATURAL AND EVERY LINE IS HONED
THE SONG BECOMES A SERMON, THE AIR BECOMES ITS HOME
EACH BREATH BECOMES A STATEMENT, THE ATMOSPHERE IS OWNED
AND ALL IS WELL IN HEAVEN, THE KING IS ON HIS THRONE

THIS IS THE LAW AS THE LAW SHOULD BE
ONE AND ONLY LAW IN A WORLD OF RULES
SIMPLE, EXACTING. A LEGEND AND A MYTH
THE LAW IN ALL ITS GLORY, THE LAW IN ALL ITS TRUTH

THE HEARTBEAT OF THE RHYTHM, THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE GODS
EACH MOVEMENT SHAKES A MOUNTAIN, THE PAUSES CHALLENGE TIME
IN HIS HANDS A BURNING SPEAR, GREAT SHAFTS OF LIGHTNING RODS
AND ALL IS WELL IN HEAVEN, A TALENT CALLED SUBLIME

THIS IS THE LAW AS THE LAW SHOULD BE
ONE AND ONLY LAW IN A WORLD OF RULES
SIMPLE, EXACTING. A LEGEND AND A MYTH
THE LAW IN ALL ITS GLORY, THE LAW IN ALL ITS TRUTH

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