Epitaph

EPITAPH
(King Crimson)

* The wall on which the prophets wrote
Is cracking at the seams
Upon the instruments of death
The sunlight brightly gleams
When every man is torn a part
With nightmares and with dreams
Will no one lay the laurel wreath
When silence drowns the screams

** Confusion wil be my epitaph
As I crawl a cracked and broken path
If we make it we can all sit back and laugh
But I fear tomorrow I’ll be crying
Yes I fear tomorrow I’ll be crying

Between the iron gates of fate
The seeds of time were sown
And watered by the deeds of those

Who know and who are known
Knowledge is a deadly friend
When no one sets the rules
The fate of all mankind I see
Is in the hands of fools

Repeat * & **

Catatan :
Album : In The Court of The Crimson King, 1969
Lyrics : Ian McDonald and Pete Sinfield
Guitar : Robert Fripp
Bass : Greg Lake
Woodwind, keyboards and mellotron : Ian McDonalds
Drums and percussion : Michael Giles
Words and illumination : Peter Sinfield