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Kings Make Slaves

from The Hymnal EP by The Hidden

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lyrics

Kings will work the soil 'til their
hands are worn to shoulders;
in his throne, the peasant smolders,
“Soldiers, I need mine.”

In every saint a sinner waits for
cues to leave the wings and take
the center stage with poison lines,
like, “I need mine.”

Take this man who'd never
hurt a fly and turn the tables over.
Watch the snow ascend from boulders,
forming clouds across the sky.
See the whale choked down by Jonah
while the mastiff leads his owner.
Abel, rising up, announcing, “I need mine.”

Rivers swiftly fill you veins
as blood coagulates the harbor.
Now we've memorized the mantra.
Hide your swords behind the pulpit.

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from The Hymnal EP, released May 1, 2004

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The Hidden New Bedford, Massachusetts

Kevin Grant: vocals
Mario Costa: bass guitar
Tanya Paglia: drums
Daniel Brockman: guitar left
James Brockman: guitar right

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