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The State of My Kingdom

from Silver Smoke of Dreams by Victor Krummenacher

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STATE OF MY KINGDOM

You and I in our tiny boats
Little ghost ships barely staying afloat
Leaky sieves with no quarter
In violent seas, taking on water
Take my hand and stare back at the golden shore
We’re blown out to sea at the cusp of a war
We hear the marching
We hear the horses
We hear the thunder

And that’s the state of my kingdom
State of my kingdom

Check out the view at the edge of the world
Under crystalline skies, no detail’s obscured
The beauty shines in the face of its curse
And you’re a clever boy now
But you can’t find the words
To describe all the horrors that tomorrow will bring
The fire and smoke and the song the crow sings
And battered hearts bleeding, all broken and free
To act out the part of a lifetime

And that’s the state of our kingdom
The state of our kingdom

When blues skies descend to smother our will
We’ll fight back ashore and head for the hills
With the last of our effort and the last of our steel
And the song of the fates closing in for the kill
Dame fortune has showed her face
Soon we’ll be riding a cold rock
Slowly rolling through space
And the rose-lipt maidens and lightfooted lads
Kiss once again to prove that they lived

And that’s the state of our kingdom
The state of our kingdom

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from Silver Smoke of Dreams, released October 15, 2021
VK-guitars, bass
Michael Jerome-drums and percussion
Bruce Kaphan-bass synth, Rocksichord, harpsichord
Loralee Christensen-backing vocals

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Victor Krummenacher is a founding member of Camper Van Beethoven and Monks of Doom. In addition to a solo career spanning 10 albums over 25 years, he is also a member of The Third Mind (with Dave Alvin), and has played bass for Eyelids, Cracker, M. Ward and Casey Neill among others. Victor's 10th solo album, Silver Smoke of Dreams was released in October of 2021. ... more

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