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The Queen Is Dead (Live in London, 1986) Lyrics
[Intro]
Hello!
[Verse 1]
Farewell to these marshes
Hemmed in like a boar between archers
Her very Lowness with a head in a sling
I'm truly sorry, it sounds like a wonderful thing
I said "Charles, don't you ever crave
To appear on the front of the daily mail
Dressed in your mother's bridal veil?"
[Verse 2]
And so, I checked all the registered historical facts
I was shocked and shamed to discover
I am the 18th pale descendant
Of some old queen or other
Oh, has the world changed, or have I changed?
Oh has the world changed, or have I changed?
Some 9-year-old tough who peddles drugs, I swear to god
I never even knew what drugs were
[Verse 3]
So, I broke into the palace
With a sponge and a rusty spanner
She said "I know you, and you cannot sing"
I said "That's nothing, you should hear me play piano"
We can go for a walk where it's quiet and dry
And talk about precious things
But when you're tied to your mother's apron
No one talks about ca—
Hello!
[Verse 1]
Farewell to these marshes
Hemmed in like a boar between archers
Her very Lowness with a head in a sling
I'm truly sorry, it sounds like a wonderful thing
I said "Charles, don't you ever crave
To appear on the front of the daily mail
Dressed in your mother's bridal veil?"
[Verse 2]
And so, I checked all the registered historical facts
I was shocked and shamed to discover
I am the 18th pale descendant
Of some old queen or other
Oh, has the world changed, or have I changed?
Oh has the world changed, or have I changed?
Some 9-year-old tough who peddles drugs, I swear to god
I never even knew what drugs were
[Verse 3]
So, I broke into the palace
With a sponge and a rusty spanner
She said "I know you, and you cannot sing"
I said "That's nothing, you should hear me play piano"
We can go for a walk where it's quiet and dry
And talk about precious things
But when you're tied to your mother's apron
No one talks about ca—
[Verse 4]
Past the pub who breaks your body
And the church who'll snatch your money
The Queen is dead, boys
And it's so lonely on a limb
Past the pub who wrecks your body
And the church, all they want is your money
The Queen is dead, boys
You can trust me, boys
[Outro]
Life is very long, when you're lonely
Life is very long, when you're lonely
Past the pub who breaks your body
And the church who'll snatch your money
The Queen is dead, boys
And it's so lonely on a limb
Past the pub who wrecks your body
And the church, all they want is your money
The Queen is dead, boys
You can trust me, boys
[Outro]
Life is very long, when you're lonely
Life is very long, when you're lonely
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- 1.The Queen Is Dead (Live in London, 1986)
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Bass
Drums
Guitar
Vocals
Recorded At
National Ballroom, Kilburn, London
Release Date
September 5, 1988
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