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COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Chad McMurray
Chad McMurray
Songwriter
Mark Xavier Plog
Mark Xavier Plog
Songwriter
Mark Alan Hopkins
Mark Alan Hopkins
Songwriter
Michael Robson
Michael Robson
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jonathan Plum
Jonathan Plum
Recording Engineer
Matt Hyde
Matt Hyde
Producer
London Bridge Studio
London Bridge Studio
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

"The King is Dead"
The dawn of a new day
A new horizon
The king that has reigned
Lies still and silent
Darkened skies above
A city fallen
Lost in a time of dread
Over and over again
The sky was black
And the rivers bled
The walls came falling down
The king is dead
The king is dead
The king is dead
The tyrant takes the crown
Evil doings
Sands of time that pass
Nightmare ensuing
Heir to the throne has fled
Chaos ruling
Sign of the beast became
Their undoing
The sky was black
And the rivers bled
The walls came falling down
The king is dead
Under the Southern Cross
Townsmen brooding
A time of unrest beset
On nights enduring
Darkest eyes that bled
Mass destruction
Over hills they came
To do it all over again
The sky was black
And the rivers bled
The walls came falling down
The king is dead
The king is dead
The king is dead
The time is now
No matter how
Find the strength
And turn it all around
Take hold and believe
Of what might seem
Insanity
Lost inside a dream
Written by: Chad McMurray, Mark Alan Hopkins, Mark Xavier Plog, Michael Robson

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