Dark-Eyed Prince-Danny Schmidt

[ti:Dark-Eyed Prince] [ar:Danny Schmidt] [al:Parables and Primes] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Dark-Eyed Prince - Danny Schmidt [00:15.08]Once upon a time [00:17.12]In a kingdom ill-defined [00:20.41]A dark-eyed prince sat sideways [00:22.41]On his throne [00:25.53] [00:26.06]And he cast aside the thoughts [00:28.89]Of his princess long and lost [00:31.96]And decided he'd live principally alone [00:35.73] [00:37.62]So he built himself a castle made [00:40.69]Of stumbling blocks and bricks [00:43.39]And he filled the mote [00:45.03]With crocodile tears and other tricks [00:48.80]But he forgot to build the doorway [00:51.81]He forgot to build the gate [00:54.43]So he had to build a catapult [00:57.05] [00:57.56]Just to knock the wall away [01:00.11] [01:12.80]And he'd venture out at night [01:15.54]Bejeweled and erudite [01:18.40]And he'd ride from town [01:20.00]To town and farm to farm [01:22.37] [01:24.17]And he'd laugh at all the sheep [01:27.13]And at the company they keep [01:29.32] [01:30.00]And he'd burn down [01:30.97]All the churches and the barns [01:33.84] [01:35.83]Until he'd find a proper damsel [01:38.70]Then he'd play the proper prince [01:41.71]And he'd lead her home [01:43.25]With apples and a promise on a stick [01:46.90]Til she'd fall upon the pillow [01:50.05]Then he'd fall upon the dawn [01:53.20]And he'd close his eyes [01:54.74]To hers and then just dream [01:57.30]That she was gone [01:59.78] [02:11.35]So he swore upon the crown [02:14.20]That he'd melt desire down [02:16.94]And he boarded up [02:18.20]His windows and his eyes [02:22.81]But he still could hear the sound of [02:25.79]The rain upon the ground [02:28.47]And he still could feel [02:29.84]His face against the sky [02:32.35] [02:34.34]And how the birds and how the bees [02:36.76]They each took turns upon their knees [02:40.14]And how the “Take me [02:41.37]If you dare to” [02:42.84]Turned to “Thank you if you please” [02:45.34]And how the nectar in the flowers [02:49.00]And how the flowers on the vine [02:51.91]They'd turn his blood [02:53.22]From fever into honey-juice and wine [02:57.47] [03:10.12]And he knew that it was true [03:12.85]In the crumbs that nature threw [03:15.73]And that ever-after always ends the tale [03:19.56] [03:21.39]And that somewhere in disguise there [03:24.39]Was a girl with lantern eyes [03:27.13]Who could fill [03:28.00]The darkest shadows with detail [03:31.22] [03:33.23]So he'd build another tower [03:36.03]Just to tear another down [03:38.72]And he'd lay a trail of candles [03:41.30]From his castle into town [03:44.43]But if you go there please be careful [03:47.49]And if you leave there please be quick [03:50.16]Cause he'll rob your eyes of color [03:53.01]And your bones to make more bricks