Artists
Musicians featured in this piece are;
Robert Fripp – Guitars, Mellotron, celesta, and electronic devices
Greg Lake – Lead vocals on all tracks except
Michael Giles – Drums and percussion
Peter Giles – Bass guitar
Keith Tippett – Piano
Mel Collins – Saxophones and flute
Gordon Haskell – Lead vocals
King Crimson – In the Wake of Poseidon Lyrics
Plato’s spawn cold ivied eyes
Snare truth in bone and globe
Harlequins coin pointless games
Sneer jokes in parrot’s robe
Two women weep, Dame Scarlet Screen
Sheds sudden theatre rain
Whilst dark in dream the Midnight Queen
Knows every human pain
In Air, Fire, Earth and Water
World on the scales
Air, Fire, Earth and Water
Balance of change
World on the scales
On the scales
Bishop’s kings spin judgement’s blade
Scratch faith on nameless graves
Harvest hags hoard ash and sand
Rack rope and chain for slaves
Who fireside fear fermented words
Then rear to spoil the feast
Whilst in the aisle the mad man smiles
To him it matters least…
Heroes hands drain stones for blood
To whet the scaling knife
Magi blind with visions light
Net death in dread of life
Their children kneel in Jesus till
They learn the price of nails
Whilst all around our Mother Earth
Waits balanced on the scales
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