This King Never Smiles
A Hill To Die Upon

Greed, at the very top of success, is bored and turns to perversion.

Ignorance and avarice, our two most common human attributes, tear this world apart when left unchecked.

All of the world's wealth belongs to so few, while so many go hungry.

And those of us who suffer so much wealth, is it possible to escape?

Jesus said to the rich man, ... sell your possessions, and give to the poor... (Mathew 19:21).

These are two separate commands, two which we do not follow very studiously.]


Live long the curse of Midas!

Be warned of greed and golden pastures.

For years, I've often sat and pondered

What more should I obtain?

What else is left for me to conquer?

Power, yes everlasting power

Obtained by wealth and gold

A force that I can touch and hold


Ignorance and avarice

Hand and hand as one


Servant, bring my plate I have a hunger

For I cannot live on my riches alone

Servant night is close, where is my daughter?

What do you mean she's on the lawn?

Call her name, bring her to me.

What do you mean she's stiff and cold?

My own blood now a trophy?

My Dionysus, I've paid your price in full.


My kingdom lies in ruin from their king,

From my own hand my kingdom lies in ruin.


I realize now my life's importance

I realize now my lesson learned

Each step I make towards gold and fortune

That's one more foot in the ground


Please lift this curse from my head

Please life this curse from my head

Just let me wash my hands of this


  Purchase "This King Never Smiles"   Purchase Entire Album   Email Video to Friends   Play Youtube "This King Never Smiles" Video   Play Spotify "This King Never Smiles" Song   View Wikipedia "This King Never Smiles" Entry   Receive Emails for Future A Hill To Die Upon Lyrics

Email:

  Link to "This King Never Smiles"   Share on Facebook, Twitter, and more
  See Recommended Lyrics For You

Loading...

Lyrics by A Hill To Die Upon

Related Songs

  Kingsize - Haircut 100  King Size (You're My Little Steam Whistle)...  Kingsize (You're My Little Steam Whistle)...  Sacramento - Cherry Ghost  Crowning of the King - Blackmore's Night  Catherine - Armoury Show  Wake Up The World - JJ Heller  A Thousand Smiles - Ellegarden  Free World - Crime and the City Solution  She Never Smiles Anymore - The Everly Brothers  The Ghost Never Smiles - Cindytalk  Hearts Condemned - Chthonic  Hearts Condemmed - Chthonic  Kong Foo Sing - Regurgitator  Kong Foo Sing [Album Version] - Regurgitator  Glory To The King - Draxsen  King of Grey - Will Hoge  Hawai'i '78 - Israel Kamakawiwo'ole  Absolutely (Story Of A Girl)...  Absolutely (Story Of A Girl) - Various Artists  Smiles - Spiritualized  Smiles - C. Edward Miller  Smiles - Andy Bey  Smiles - Andy Bey & The Bey Sisters  Smiles - Judy Garland  Smiles - Lou Reed  Smiles - Bill Nelson  If Two Worlds Kiss - Pink Turns Blue  Foreign Countries - The Samples  Song For Sonny Liston - Mark Knopfler  Absolutely (Story of a Girl) - Nine Days  Story Of A Girl - Nine Days  Story Of A Girl - 3 Doors Down  Story Of A Girl - Third Eye Blind  The Drag Queens Of Memphis - Sponge  Absolutely Radio Disney Edit - Nine Days  Walls & Tall Shadows - Waterdeep  Walls & Tall Shadows - Waterdeep  Walls And Tall Shadows - Waterdeep  A Black Rainbow Rising (Castle Of No Repair III)...  Happy - Brian Kirk And The Jirks  This Is A Story Of A Girl - 3 Doors Down  Smiles & Jokes - White China  The Friendly Ranger At Clontarf Castle...  All Smiles Over Here :) - The Garden  The Festival - The Renaissance  The Festival - Renaissance  Dragonheart - Drakkar  Broken Real Good - Acid Drinkers  Happy Now - QueenAdreena  Court of the Crimson King (Including Return of the...  The Court of the Crimson King Including the Return...  The Court of the Crimson King/The Return of the Fi...  The Court of the Crimson King [Abridged]...  Court Of The Crimson King - Saxon  Court of the Crimson King - King Crimson  In The Court Of The Crimson King Including The Ret...  Surely Missed - Nina Sky  Read My Lips - Best Interest  Most Beautiful Time Of The Year - Beckah Shae  Bathsheba Smiles - Richard Thompson  Scream Of The Butterfly - Acid Bath  Mc5 - Stone Temple Pilots  The Fool - Captain Chaos  The Friendly Ranger At Clontarf Castle (Bell : Lyn...  golden girl - The Tunnel Kings  Crazy While - Herman Dune  The Court of the Crimson King [Live][#][*]...  The Court of the Crimson King [Take 3] [Take]...  The Court of the Crimson King [Edited Mono Single ...  Court of the Crimson King (Fragment)...  Court of the Crimson King (Fragment)...  The Court of the Crimson King (Fragment)...  The Court of the Crimson King (Fragment)...  The Court Of The Crimson King (Including The Retur...  THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING - King Crimson  The Court of the Crimson King [Live]...  The Court Of The Crimson King (Part 2) [Mono Singl...  Jingle For Goldfish - Spongebob Squarepants  King Of The World - Point Of Grace  Dissatisfaction Guaranteed - Adolescents  Campaign Button - Fionn Regan  Sheriff Fatman...  Dead Inside - Adrenalized  The Astral Pathway - Adagio  No Re-run - Lou Rhodes  When She Smiles - Christopher Cross  Silent Smiles - Anthony's Games  Sunlight - Kyte  Offence:Defence (Genesis XVI.12)...  Healthy Sick - Bettie Serveert  Old Smiles - Ignacio Vila Ortiz  The Pagan Cycle - Ancient  Fix It - Beatsteaks  Sundazed to the Core - Bettie Serveert  Marine Recruiter - The Mr. T Experience  Weapon - Lostprophets  After You - George Jones  Blofeld Buildings - Saint Etienne  Just for you - Amber Tabares  Just For You (The Introductory Poem)...  When She Smiles - Kolohe Kai  Your Love Is King [DVD Video] - Sade  Your Love Is King [Live][Multimedia Track] - Sade  Forget Me Not - Wait In Vain  Stranger to Love - Bridget Kelly  Kiss King - Pigface  Kiss King (High High High) - Pigface  Untold Unwritten - Boondox  When Your Smiling - Bobby Freeman  When Your Smiling (The Whole World Smiles With You...  When Your Smiling - Pete Rugolo  When You Are Smiling - Daniel Yvinec  When You're Smiling - Audubon Jazz Explosion  When You're Smiling - Barbara Long  When You're Smiling (The Whole World Smiles With Y...  When You're Smiling - Ben Wasson  When You're Smiling (The Whole World Smiles With Y...  When You're Smiling - Benny Waters  When You're Smiling - Bert Kaempfert  When You're Smiling - Alix Combelle  When You're Smiling - Alix Combelle  When You're Smiling - Acker Bilk  When You're Smiling (The Whole World Smiles with Y...  When You're Smiling (The Whole World Smiles with Y...  When You're Smiling (The Whole World Smiles with Y...  When You’re Smiling - Andy Williams  When You're Smiling (The Whole World Smiles With Y...  When You're Smiling - Judy Garland  Parallel Lines - Travis  When You're Smiling (The Whole World Smiles with Y...  When You're Smiling - Nat King Cole  Stay On The Right Side, Sister - Doris Day  After You - Hank Williams, Jr.  1983...(A MERMAN I SHOULD TURN TO BE)...  1983... - Jimi Hendrix  1983... A Merman I Should Turn To Be...  So Many Soldiers - Ian Brown  Upside - Voicst  Unexpected Song - Andrew Lloyd Webber  The Smile - Through The Walls  Sinking Feeling - Róisín Murphy  Sinking Feeling - Roisin Murphy  Sinking Feeling - So You Think You Can Dance  Portable Walt Whitman - Ben Lee  Almaz - Randy Crawford  Bay of Skulls - Sun Kil Moon  Here to Stay - Boz Scaggs  Ups & Downs - Snoop Dogg  I'll Be All Smiles Tonight - Kitty Wells  All Smiles - Todd Rundgren  All Smiles - Utopia  All The Time - Charley Pride  Enchantment [Live] - Corinne Bailey Rae  Enchantment [DVD][Live] - Corinne Bailey Rae  Enchantment - Corinne Bailey Rae  We Run - Strange Advance  still shot - Alaco Affair  The Crooked Smile - Left Hand Solution  Your Love Is King - Sade  The Going Ups and the Coming Downs...  Going Ups And The Coming Downs...  Queen of Fate - The Observatory  Laughable Tragedy - Joanna Mcmeikan  Distance From You - My Lost Cause  Scream of the Butterfly [Long Version?]...  I Coldly Stare Out - Pink Turns Blue  Land Of Smiles - Kris Allen  False Promises - Shallow Phase  After You - Hank Williams Jr.  Happy the Man [Studio Demo][#][*] - The Cure  Happy The Man - The Cure  Life Without My God - Aaron Keyes  Cynical Me - Iver  This Will Be Worth It - The Elected  She's My California - E.M.D  She Smiles - John Van Deusen  Storm - Tyga  Where I Wanna Be - Debbie Gibson  Where I Wanna Be - Deborah Gibson  I'll Be All Smiles Tonight - Kitty Wells  No One Here But Me - Susan Werner  Going Ups And The Coming Downs...  Invisible Man - Suggs  Goodbye My Friend - Kaledon  Certain Smiles - Sissy Mena  Heartbroken Smiles - Forget Me in June  Suspended Smiles - The Hot Lies  Summer Smiles - Henry Homesweet  Savannah Smiles - Jodi Shaw  Happy Smiles - t.A.T.u.  Attempted Smiles - Fuchsia  Frozen Smiles - Graham Nash  Savannah Smiles - Okkervil River  Injected Smiles - Machinemade God  She Smiles - Brooks Buford  Pandora Smiles - Huski  Sarah Smiles - Bram Tchaikovsky  Legitimate Smiles - Elm  Symmetrical Smiles - Death Ships