Wordsmithery (original)

Original Song (c) Brian Hardman 2009

oops! just noticed i sang the last but one line wrong, and missed a line line ithe second verse! oh well its up now!, wake up Brian!!

lyrics,..............
I heard of a king who was ageless and strong
With a hunger for gold and a silvery tongue
He said that hed read every book in the world
Till the words disappeared and the pages all curled
Then he burned every chapter and breathed in the smoke
There was fire in his words whenever he spoke
He said Im well practiced in all that I preach
My mind sees the places the eyes cannot reach
His subjects sat helpless and all hypnotised
And bathed in the heat from the flame in his eyes
As he dazzled them all with his strange repartee
He said all that you have you will give it to me
And all were enslaved by his wordsmithery

All knowledge is mine he said with a grin
That all but concealed the madness within
And all that I say will be all youll believe
You will all wear the blindfold I pull from my sleeve
Unbelievers will hang on words that I speak
If I raise them in anger the havoc I wreak
Will be cruel and swift as of never before
Its all in the mind and my mind is the law
Now I am your eyes and your every thought
Your blood and your sweat will be much of my hoard
But all were entranced in a strange reverie
And willing to pay this extortionate fee
And all were enslaved by his wordsmithery

They built him a palace of marble and stone
And riches were placed at the foot of his throne
Mysterious runes were carved on the walls
Declaring that he was the wisest of all
He said though Im king of all I survey
I didnt account for what now stands in my way
I'm gripped by a greed of a different sort
I lack conversation to fuel my thoughts
I must now accept that my fault has been proved
Command that all blindfolds must now be removed
But was it in wisdom he stood to declare
That all must decipher the words hidden there
Confronted by wits of a different kind
A knife in the back always comes from behind
Now the runes that were carved have a strange irony
Surrounding a ghost that will never be free
Forever entombed by his wordsmithery

Category:

Music

Tags:

• acoustic
• singer
• songwriter
• original
• wordsmithery

[Robbyd91]

briliant love the  melody , sentiment and words of this tune

[ThePianoforever]

Brian,

James and I had to come back to listen to this great piece again. It's 11:20 P.M., but James just had to hear this one day to be classic before he went off to bed.

Charles

[brushmchandle]

Excellent tune, the phrasing is immense.

[JoSieLove2Sing4u]

Back again Bri, because I love this one so much, would you mind me downloading for my Pod?

Love you to walk around Houston with me?

Come on, what do you say? Pretty please?

[JoSieLove2Sing4u]

*My mind sees the places the eyes cannot reach*

I love love this Brian.

My *favorite* song from you!

New favorite! Bravo, Bravo!

[ThePianoforever]

James and I have to fav this one.

Charles (James's Dad)

[pauldpru]

This is heavy Brian...lamentations of the musician. Love it man!

[eighthavenue]

Hey Brian. Love this! Sent a comment and favd a few days ago but it showed up in my subscriptions again? Anyhow, just wanted you to know I'm tuned in and really though this was great!

[2ruby202]

A very apt title for such a great lyricist as yourself. Did you also get the acoustics sorted out in your new room because the sound is really good :)

[wiretwanger3]

I am truly inspired and constantly amazed by your wordsmithery Brian, superb!

Cheers ~ Lee