Brian Eno - King's Lead Hat

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Song Lyrics

Lyrics in parentheses are sung in parallel with main lyric


Dark alley (dark alley) black star
Four turkeys in a big black car
The road is shiny (bright shine) the wheels slide
Four turkeys going for a dangerous ride
The lacquer crackles (black tar) the engines roar
A ship was turning broadside to the shore
Splish splash I was raking in the cash
The biology of purpose keeps my nose above the surface (OOH)
King`s lead hat put the innocence inside her, it will come, it will come, it will surely come
King`s lead hat was a mother to desire, it will come, it will come, it will surely come


In New Delhi (smelly Delhi) and Hong Kong
They all know that it won`t be long
I count my fingers (digit counter) as night falls
And draw bananas on the bathroom walls
The killer cycles (humdrum) the killer hunts
The passage of my life is measured out in shunts
Time and motion (motion carried) time and tide
All I know and all I have is time and time and tide is on my side
King`s lead hat put the poker in the fire, it will come, it will come, it will surely come
King`s lead hat was a mother to desire, it will come, it will come, it will surely come


The weapon`s ready (ready Freddy) the guns purr
The satellite distorts his voice to a slur
He gives orders (finger pie) which no one hears
The king`s hat fits over their ears
He takes his modicate (indecipherable) cold turpentine
He tries to dial out 999999999
He dials reception (moving finger) he`s all alone
He`s just a victim of the telephone
King`s lead hat made the Amazon much wider, it will come, it will come, it will surely come
King`s lead hat put the poker in the fire, it will come, it will come, it will surely come
King`s lead hat was a mother to desire, it will come, it will come, it will surely come
King`s lead hat put the innocence inside her, it will come, it will come, it will surely come
King`s lead hat was a hammer to desire, it will come, it will come, it will surely come.

Remixes

Release History

1989

1989

1. No One Receiving (3:41)
2. Sky Saw (3:27)
3. The Court Of The Crimson King
4. Under Stars (4:24)
5. Backwater (3:42)
6. Lucky Man
7. Over Fire Island (1:51)
8. The Secret Place (3:33)
9. Get It On
10. Kurt's Rejoinder (2:53)
11. Matta (4:15)
12. St. Elmo's Fire (3:01)
13. Energy Fools the Magician (2:03)
14. In Dark Trees (2:32)
15. Signals (2:42)
16. Virginia Plain
17. An Ending (Ascent) (4:22)
18. King's Lead Hat (3:57)
19. The Big Ship (2:37)
20. Here He Comes (5:39)
21. I'll Come Running (3:50)
22. Love Is The Drug
23. Under Stars II (3:16)
24. Another Green World (1:42)
25. Drift (3:04)
26. Julie With... (6:24)
27. Miss Shapiro
28. By This River (3:01)
29. Let's Stick Together
30. Silver Morning (2:40)
31. Sombre Reptiles (2:23)
32. Deep Blue Day (3:57)
33. In The Dead Of Night
34. Little Fishes (1:32)
35. Through Hollow Lands (For Harold Budd) (4:15)
36. Dance Away
37. Golden Hours (4:00)
38. Spider And I (4:25)
39. Weightless (4:32)
40. Always Returning (3:52)
41. Becalmed (3:55)
42. North Star
43. America is Waiting (3:36)
44. Stars (7:30)
45. Zawinul/lava (2:56)
46. Elephant Talk
47. Everything Merges with The Night (4:03)
48. Love Like Blood
49. Spirits Drifting (2:47)
50. Is Your Love Strong Enough?
51. Perpetuum Mobile

November 1993

II: Vocal

1. Needles In The Camel's Eye (3:10)
2. Baby's on Fire (5:18)
3. Cindy Tells Me (3:25)
4. On Some Faraway Beach (4:36)
5. Blank Frank (3:35)
6. Dead Finks Don't Talk (4:20)
7. Some of Them Are Old (5:11)
8. Here Come The Warm Jets (4:02)
9. Seven Deadly Finns
10. Burning Airlines Give You So Much More (3:15)
11. Back in Judy's Jungle
12. The Great Pretender
13. Third Uncle (5:01)
14. Put a Straw Under Baby
15. The True Wheel
16. Taking Tiger Mountain
17. The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh)

Disc 2

18. Sky Saw (3:27)
19. Over Fire Island (1:51)
20. St. Elmo's Fire (3:01)
21. In Dark Trees (2:32)
22. The Big Ship (2:37)
23. I'll Come Running (3:50)
24. Sombre Reptiles (2:23)
25. Golden Hours (4:00)
26. Becalmed (3:55)
27. Zawinul/lava (2:56)
28. Everything Merges with The Night (4:03)
29. Spirits Drifting (2:47)
30. No One Receiving (3:41)
31. Backwater (3:42)
32. Kurt's Rejoinder (2:53)
33. King's Lead Hat (3:57)
34. Here He Comes (5:39)
35. Julie With... (6:24)
36. By This River (3:01)
37. Through Hollow Lands (4:15)
38. Spider And I (4:25)

Disc 3

39. R.A.F.
40. America is Waiting (3:36)
41. Regiment (3:56)
42. The Jezebel Spirit (4:55)
43. Wire Shock (5:26)
44. Ali Click (4:18)
45. Spinning Away (5:25)
46. Empty Frame (4:25)
47. The River (4:20)
48. The Soul Of Carmen Miranda (3:24)
49. The Belldog (6:35)
50. I Fall up (4:54)
51. Stiff (3:22)
52. Are They Thinking Of Me? (5:32)
53. Some Words (4:31)
54. Under (5:19)
55. Over (3:47)

March 1986

More Blank Than Frank

1. Here He Comes (5:39)
2. Everything Merges with The Night (4:03)
3. On Some Faraway Beach (4:36)
4. I'll Come Running (To Tie Your Shoe) (3:37)
5. Taking Tiger Mountain
6. Backwater (3:42)
7. St. Elmo's Fire (3:01)
8. No One Receiving (3:41)
9. The Great Pretender
10. King's Lead Hat (3:57)

2004

MP3 Collection (CD 1)

1. Needles In The Camel's Eye (3:10)
2. The Paw Paw Negro Blowtorch (3:05)
3. Baby's on Fire (5:18)
4. Cindy Tells Me (3:25)
5. Driving Me Backwards (5:11)
6. On Some Faraway Beach (4:36)
7. Blank Frank (3:35)
8. Dead Finks Don't Talk (4:20)
9. Some of Them Are Old (5:11)
10. Here Come The Warm Jets (4:02)
11. Burning Airlines Gives You So Much More (3:17)
12. Back in Judy's Jungle
13. The Fat Lady of Limbourg
14. Mother Whale Eyeless
15. The Great Pretender
16. Third Uncle (5:01)
17. Put a Straw Under Baby
18. The True Wheel
19. China My China
20. Taking Tiger Mountain
21. Sky Saw (3:27)
22. Over Fire Island (1:51)
23. St. Elmo's Fire (3:01)
24. In Dark Trees (2:32)
25. The Big Ship (2:37)
26. I'll Come Running (3:50)
27. Another Green World (1:42)
28. Sombre Reptiles (2:23)
29. Little Fishes (1:32)
30. Golden Hours (4:00)
31. Becalmed (3:55)
32. Zawinul/lava (2:56)
33. Everything Merges with The Night (4:03)
34. Spirits Drifting (2:47)
35. Discreet Music
36. Fullness Of Wind
37. French Catalogues
38. Brutal Ardour
39. No One Receiving (3:41)
40. Backwater (3:42)
41. Kurt's Rejoinder (2:53)
42. Energy Fools the Magician (2:03)
43. King's Lead Hat (3:57)
44. Here He Comes (5:39)
45. Julie With... (6:24)
46. By This River (3:01)
47. Through Hollow Lands (For Harold Budd) (4:15)
48. Spider And I (4:25)
49. Aragon
50. From The Same Hill
51. Inland Sea
52. Two Rapid Formations
53. Slow Water
54. Sparrowfall (1)
55. Sparrowfall (2)
56. Sparrowfall (3)
57. Alternative 3
58. Quartz
59. Events In Dense Fog
60. 'There Is Nobody'
61. Patrolling Wire Borders
62. A Measured Room
63. Task Force
64. M386
65. Strange Light
66. Final Sunset
67. 1/1 (16:30)
68. 1/2 (8:20)
69. 2/1 (11:30)
70. 2/2 (6:00)
71. Foreign Affairs (3:10)
72. The Belldog (6:35)
73. Base & Apex (4:25)
74. Tzima N'arki (4:30)
75. Luftschloss (3:05)
76. Oil (4:10)
77. Broken Head (5:20)
78. Light Arms (1:25)
79. The Shade (3:05)
80. Old Land (4:10)
81. First Light (7:08)
82. Steal Away (1:29)
83. The Plateaux Of Mirror (4:14)
84. Above Chiangmai (2:55)
85. An Arc Of Doves (6:23)
86. Not Yet Remembered (3:50)
87. The Chill Air (2:13)
88. Among Fields Of Crystal (3:24)
89. Wind In Lonely Fences (3:58)
90. Failing Light (4:14)

1981

Music For Airplay

1. Baby's on Fire (5:18)
2. No One Receiving (3:41)
3. I'll Come Running (3:50)
4. Backwater (3:42)
5. The Great Pretender
6. King's Lead Hat (3:57)
7. Dead Finks Don't Talk (4:20)
8. St. Elmo's Fire (3:01)
9. Third Uncle (5:01)
10. Everything Merges with The Night (4:03)