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King (Live)

From Unplugged at the Walls (Live)Track 106:33
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"King (Live)" is a track by Marillion, from the album Unplugged at the Walls (Live). The track is 6:33 long. Full lyrics are available below.

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King (Live)

How long can you stand
Tightening up
Avoiding the fight
Avoiding the truth
Tighten the smile
Tighten the lie
Will you get what you want
To be cursed with your dreams
I hope for your sake
Something gets in the way

How long can you stand
Living under the lens
The kiss of success
The ensuing, all consuming, mess

Message of love
They arrive everyday
People you touch
Wasting away
People you don't know
Give you no choice

And you're sick to your stomach
At the sound of your voice
And the shape of your face
And the sound of your name
They send you pictures of yourself
It's someone you don't know
And they call you a genius
Cause you're easier to sell
But the fire in your belly
That gave you the songs
Is suddenly gone
And you feel like a fake
Is that what you want?
I hope for your sake.
You've got what it takes
You've got what it takes
You've got what it takes
To be spoilt to death

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From Unplugged at the Walls (Live)

6:33
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Unplugged at the Walls (Live)
Unplugged at the Walls (Live)
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Track number
10
  1. 1Beautiful (Live)
    4:52
  2. 2Beyond You (Live)
    5:59
  3. 3Afraid of Sunrise (Live)
    4:13
  4. 4Runaway (Live)
    6:37
  5. 5Now She'll Never Know (Live)
    5:18
  6. 6Alone Again in the Lap of Luxury (Live)
    3:52
  7. 7The Space (Live)
    4:10
  8. 8Fake Plastic Trees (Live)
    5:09
  9. 9Hollaway Girl (Live)
    4:13
  10. 10King (Live)
    6:33
  11. 11Answering Machine (Live)
    4:29
  12. 12Gazpacho (Live)
    5:38
  13. 13Cannibal Surf Babe (Live)
    7:11
  14. 14Blackbird (Live)
    2:55
  15. 15Abraham, Martin and John (Live)
    8:09
  16. 16Hooks in You (Live)
    3:48
  17. 17Eighty Days (Live)
    4:18

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