A Joyless King
from The Thief by Horseburner
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lyrics
The masses gathered, ears and hearts are open wide
A thief has come in the middle of the night
The heir, the hope, has passed on through the veil
To Death, O’ Thief, life stolen from this child
The sad-eyed king retires to his riches and his wares
What worth has gold when tainted by despair?
Gilded walls
Stone & mortar
The years erode and wash away
Your roots exposed
Symptoms of grief and madness they surround
Bodies ailing dying on the ground
The joyless King has locked himself away
His mind a wreck from the years of misery
Your roots have come undone
A thief has come in the middle of the night
The heir, the hope, has passed on through the veil
To Death, O’ Thief, life stolen from this child
The sad-eyed king retires to his riches and his wares
What worth has gold when tainted by despair?
Gilded walls
Stone & mortar
The years erode and wash away
Your roots exposed
Symptoms of grief and madness they surround
Bodies ailing dying on the ground
The joyless King has locked himself away
His mind a wreck from the years of misery
Your roots have come undone
credits
from The Thief,
released August 9, 2019
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Horseburner West Virginia
Stoner metal. Sludge. Doom. Call it what you will, Parkersburg, West Virginia's Horseburner creates riff-heavy rock n' roll to shake your insides.
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Apr 19Philadelphia, PA
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Apr 20Brooklyn, NY
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May 17Lakewood, OH
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Jun 20Columbus, OH
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Jun 21Parkersburg, WV
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Jun 22Johnson City, TN
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Jun 23Raleigh, NC
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