The Boy with the gun

Omaggio a David Sylvian

He knows well his wicked ways
A course of bitterness
A grudge held from his childhood days
As if life had loved him less
Reading down his list of names
He ticks them one by one
He points the barrel at the sky
Firing shots off at the sun
"I am the law and I am the King
I am the wisdom, listen to me sing"
He carves out the victim's names
In the wooden butt of the gun
He leans well back against the tree
He knows his Kingdom's come
He'll breath a sigh self satisfied
The work is in good hands
He shoots the coins into the air
And follows where the money lands
"I am the law and I am the King
I am the wisdom, listen to me sing"
He pauses at the city's edge
Of hellfire and of stone
He summons up the devil there
To give him courage of his own
He'll free the sinners of deceit
They'll hear his name and run
His justice is his own reward
Measured out beneath the sun
"I am the law and I am the King
I am the wisdom, listen to me sing"
And my name's on the gun
Work is just begun
The boy with the gun

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Boy
• Gun

[BULLA486]

its bulla 486 you have no idea wot these images mean to me u r trully blessed u have a fantastic tap on emotion and ideal you with david have changed my perception thanks again we must talk at length you are an artist, my friend a true soul who understands ,the meaning of meaning, in the words of dali thanks again

[Accabadora]

Thanks :-)

[PereMarquette1225]

David couldn't have done a better video for his if he tried - A+!

[Accabadora]

Thank You! :-D

[cytuber]

Beautiful.

Thanks Accabadora :)

[Accabadora]

Grazie cytuber :-)

[OkamiSonataX]

One of the most beautiful and emotional songs Ive ever heard. When I first got the album, I wasnt expecting much until I heard the first notes of this song...It's amazing hhow much beauty is in the lyrics, melody...everything...

[goddamn64]

silmalila Are you Mr Sylvian?

[Maxiclaudi]

@goddamn64 Yes she was, through me.

[badlotgirl]

.. conosce bene le sue vie malvagie

Un percorso di amarezza

Un rancore tenuto dai tempi dell'infanzia

..come se la vita lo avesse amato di meno..

[pascal3121]

Great song... Good job.

Thanx for this post.

[jenniferjjjx]

Breathtakingly beautiful song and video! One of my favourite songs from one of my favourite artists of all time. It's so heartbreaking. If you like this song, you should check out Fragile Bones (Feels Like Home) by Ali Murray, or anything by Ali Murray for that matter. His music is also sad and dreamy and beautiful. Anyway, David Sylvian is GENIUS.

[whelanttt]

Yeah, seriously Mr Sylvian at his creative peak, I agree with me four months ago, can't stop playing this, what a legend!!!

[whelanttt]

Mr Sylvian at his creative peak (don't listen to Manofon if you want to preserve that creative genius)

[bertkommerij]

Thanks for all these super tracks!!!

[goldenpollen]

unbelievable magic