JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Musikus legendaris asal Inggris, Brian Eno, melantunkan lagu berjudul “King’s Lead Hat” pada 1977.
Lagu tersebut merupakan bagian dari album studio kelimanya yang bertajuk Before and After Science.
Album yang dirilis melalui Polydor Records itu diproduseri oleh Brian bersama Rhett Davies.
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Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu “King’s Lead Hat” dari Brian Eno:
[Intro]
G Bb C (6x)
[Verse 1]
C5
Dark alley (dark alley)
Black star
A5
Four turkeys in a big black car
C5
The road is shiny (bright shiny)
The wheels slide
A5
Four turkeys going for a dangerous ride
C5
The lacquer crackles (black tar)
The engines roar
A5
A ship was turning broadside to the shore
C5
Splish splash, I was raking in the cash
A5
The biology of purpose keeps my nose above the surface
[Chorus]
G Bb
King's lead hat put the innocence inside her
C
It will come, it will come, it will surely come
G Bb
King's lead hat was a mother to desire
C
It will come, it will come, it will surely come
[Verse 2]
C5
In New Delhi (smelly Delhi)
And Hong Kong
A5
They all know that it won't be long
C5
I count my fingers (digit counter)
As night falls
A5
And draw bananas on the bathroom walls
C5
The killer cycles (humdrum)
The killer hertz
A5
The passage of my life is measured out in shirts
C5
Time and motion (motion carried)
Time and tide
A5
All I know and all I have is time and time and tide is on my side
[Chorus]
G Bb
King's lead hat put the poker in the fire
C
It will come, it will come, it will surely come
G Bb
King's lead hat was a mother to desire
C
It will come, it will come, it will surely come
[Middle 8]
C5 A5 (4x)
[Bridge]
G Bb C (2x)
[Verse 3]
C5
The weapon's ready (ready Freddy)
The guns purr
A5
The satellite distorts his voice to a slur
C5
He gives orders (finger pie)
Which no one hears
A5
The king's hat fits over their ears
C5
He takes his modicate
Cold turpentine
A5
He tries to dial out 999999999
C5
He dials reception (moving finger)
He's all alone
A5
He's just a victim of the telephone
[Chorus]
G Bb
King's lead hat made the Amazon much wider
C
It will come, it will come, it will surely come
G Bb
King's lead hat put the poker in the fire
C
It will come, it will come, it will surely come
G Bb
King's lead hat was a mother to desire
C
It will come, it will come, it will surely come
G Bb
King's lead hat put the innocence inside her
C
It will come, it will come, it will surely come
[Outro]
G Bb C (6x)