Arthur

[Intro]
*Gregorian chanting*

[Verse 1]
Darkness falls, their fires they light
Pity those who live in fright
Mercy upon those who fight
For someplace in the sunset

[Verse 2]
Sounds of war, pistols roar
Violence walks among the poor
And danger lurks at every door
And peoples' eyes are blinded

[Verse 3]
Stop and shop, a hotel flop
Are killers, fools and crazy cops
It all goes on it never stops
No lull, no rest, no reason

[Verse 4]
Concrete walls and dingy halls
Drunk men sleepin' where they fall
Are livin' hard and dyin' small
And drowned and disillusioned

[Verse 5]
Dragon queen, street machinе
Fadin' fast and feelin' mean
An old man sits and eats his beans
Hе knows his love lies resting

[Verse 6]
And poets, painters pale but true
They all send their love to you
And they all know what they must do
To purify their senses

[Bridge]
And, Arthur, where are you now? We need ya
We've been much too long without a leader

[Verse 7]
Long ago in days of old
Many stories have been told
Of how the dragons robbed the folds
Of the shepherds who lay sleeping

[Verse 8]
A young man from King Ector's court
Came to London town for sport
And pulled the sword from out the stone
And gave birth to his kingdom

[Verse 9]
And took a fair wife, Guinevere
The fairest in the land I hear
And learned of courage and of fear
From the ancient Merlin

[Interlude]

[Verse 10]
A hundred knights at a table round
Try and keep the evil down
Spread the word throughout the towns
And hope throughout the kingdom

[Verse 11]
And knights in shinning armor rode
Drove the robbers from road
And noblemen and beggars owed
Their lives to this young chieftain

[Verse 12]
And Pelinore, the wandering one
As his life was almost done
Became the subject of the once
And future king of England

[Verse 13]
Was it really as they say?
Were you betrayed by those who knew you?
All is fair in love and war
Nothing's more or less than honor

[Verse 14]
In my sheltered simple way
I have followed in your footsteps
And I have seen the changing signs
Now's the time for your return

[Verse 15]
Lancelot, my trusted friend
Became my rival in the end
With heavy heart I have to send
My soldiers into battle