King Crimson The Night Watch

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Full Album Playlist: • Starless And Bible Black | Full Album • THE NIGHT WATCH • (Wetton, Palmer-James, Fripp) • Shine, shine, the light of good works shine • The watch before the city gates depicted in their prime That golden light all grimy now • Three hundred years have passed • The worthy Captain and his squad of troopers standing fast • The artist knew their faces well • The husbands of his lady friends • His creditors and councillors • In armour bright, the merchant men • Official moments of the guild • In poses keen from bygone days • The city fathers frozen there • Upon the canvas dark with age • The smell of paint, a flask of wine • And turn those faces all to me • The blunderbuss and halberd-shaft • And Dutch respectability • They make their entrance one by one • Defenders of that way of life • The redbrick home, the bourgeoisie • Guitar lessons for the wife • So many years we suffered here • Our country racked with Spanish wars • Now comes a chance to find ourselves • And quiet reigns behind our doors • We think about posterity again • And so the pride of little men • The burghers good and true • Still living through the painter’s hand • Request you all to understand • - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - • David Cross: Violin, Viola, Keyboards • Robert Fripp: Guitar, Mellotron, Devices • John Wetton: Bass and Voice • William Bruford: Percussives • Produced by King Crimson at AIR Studios, London. January 1974. • Acoustic Co-ordinator: George Chkiantz • Assistant Engineer: Peter Henderson • Cover Design by Tom Phillips • #KingCrimson • #RobertFripp

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