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King Of The Land

from Chiaroscuro by The Dark Monarchy

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This song was the first to be released on Oct 1st. It is a great example of Joe's fantastic orchestrations and vocals and Mark's guitar playing and harmony vocals.

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Wasting away to where only sorrow knows, and sorrow thrives.
Fasten these chains for loneliness and a hundred million lives.

There’s a voice inside your head and it’s begging for your blood,
And it squeezes every ounce into a sea of tears and mud.
And you tussle and you struggle but you never win the fight,
There’s a hole behind your ribs and it’s yearning for the light.

Count the fingers on my hand,
And remember you’re the King of your brand.

There’s a frost inside your heart and it freezes to your toes.
And your bed is your relief when you persuade your eyes to close.
And you huddle in the rubble as you perforate your brain,
There's a madman in the mirror and he's calling you insane.

Count the fingers on my hand,
And remember you’re the King of your brand.
Count the smiles you painted from scratch.
And remember you’re the King of the land.

Standing in line with everyone,
The hands of time can turn both ways.
So stand in line with your broken peers,
And blind your eyes and burst your ears.

Standing in line with everyone,
The hands of time can turn both ways.
Thousands of minds thrown to the wolves,
To fight and ride the end of days.

The real Kings and Queens of our land,
Are squashed like bugs.
The harlequin benches buckle with the weight.
Those wretched clowns in command
Slither like slugs.
The harlequin benches buckle with the hate.

Open wide, spew your lies.
Here I lie, dying inside.

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from Chiaroscuro, released October 31, 2022
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The Dark Monarchy Brampton, Ontario

The Dark Monarchy consists of Mark Anthony K (Projekt Gemineye) and Joe Bailey (Joe Bailey). After contributing some vocals to the latest Projekt Gemineye album, Mark and Joe decided to work on some songs together. The results were so good they decided that it would be a shame not to form a band and release them. With that said...so begins The Dark Monarchy. ... more

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