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Returning to the shores of Lake Geneva this July, the Swiss festival marks its 60th edition.
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"Song of the Lake" is a track by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, from the album Wild God, released 29th August 2024. The track is 3:37 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 2 articles about Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds.
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On the shore of the lake The old man sat and watched a woman bathing With its golden touch, the light was such That the moment was worth saving And he sang the song of the lake The song of the lake And all the king's horses and Oh, never mind, never mind And he knew that he would dissolve If he followed her into the lake But he also knew that if he remained upon the shore He would in time, evaporate He sang the song of the lake The song of the lake And all the king's horses Oh, never mind, never mind And he knew that even though he had found heaven Such as described in the ancient scrolls Still he felt the drag of hell Upon his old and mortal soul And he sang the song of the lake And all the king's horses Oh Lord, never mind, never mind For every evil under the sun If there be one Seek it till you find For there's either a remedy or there is none And if there is none Never mind, never mind Never mind, never mind Nah, never mind Never mind Oh, never mind, never mind, never mind 'Cause all the king's horses and all the king's men Couldn't put us back together again Oh, my darling, well, where will we go now? Oh, my darling, where do we go? Ah, never mind, never mind And what do we do now? Oh, never mind, never mind Well, oh, my sweet darling, never mind
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Returning to the shores of Lake Geneva this July, the Swiss festival marks its 60th edition.

Fan presale begins 25th September, with general tickets available the next day.
