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Queen of England

from Queen of England by Matthew Barton

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lyrics

looking out of the windows
can't you see the burning
the city is engulfed in flames
a rusted wire turning
we have made peace with decay
back turned on destruction
what will you do on the final day
when you're left with no instruction

will you cry will you shout
will you booze it up
will you starve because the shops are shut
everyone has gone away
jumped in the river
been burned today

call me the queen of england
keeper of the changing time
well the end may be nigh
and the bells may chime
but trust me we'll all be fine
fine

dance a while til your feet they bleed
build a rhythm from the fetid bones
you may not have built the rotting graves
but you didn't help to clear the putrid stones
the judges' chairs are made of skin
jimmy got a key to get an eyeball ring
we are the scar on england's name
sold by the pound to the hunted game

well it's all gone wrong
it's all a flood
the flaying skin
the taste of blood
the screaming on the final day
will deafen the dying who'll kneel to pray
the trees are black
and the sky is red
it's a plague
it's a hell of living dead
who will come to take us away
when we're left with the people that make us stay

call me the queen of england
looking out at the lost mine
well the end is nigh
and the bells they chime
but trust me we'll all be fine
fine

london bridge is falling down
falling down
falling down
london bridge is falling down
watch it burn

london bridge is falling down
falling down
falling down
london bridge is falling down
watch it burn

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from Queen of England, released August 28, 2020
contains elements of "london bridge is falling down"
keyboard, autoharp, guitar, harmonium & vocals: matthew barton
written & recorded by: matthew barton
mastered by: sam wain

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