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The clockwork king

from You Better Run by Daddy's Funclub

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It must have been late-night when the news headlines shown on the gym’s screens caught Asier running on that jogging machine. One of the announcements was about the then-king of Spain going into hospital for a new surgery and the headline was something like: “To the workshop again!”. Initially Asier thought it was just a funny line, but soon all this ideas captured in the song started popping into his head. He got off the running machine, ask for a pen and a paper and basically, threw up the majority of the lyrics

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The clockwork king is old & rusty
Still flattered by a bunch of fools
They’ll fight to death to save the crown
& run this country with his rules.

The clockwork king is weak & tired
But they won’t let’m leave the throne
Whatever takes to keep’m steady
But the king feels used & all alone.

The royal motor often goes in pain
Straight into the workshop to get fixed once again.

Quick adjust, slight touch
& he’ll be as precise as grandpa’s watch.
Chest of bronze, hips of steel
Grease his gear ain’t big deal

The clockwork king talks to the folk
But he goes nuts & flubs his speech
Says: ”You gotta follow my every word
Though you see I don’t practice what I preach”

He’s nothing but an old heap of junk
No more gleam of his dusty trunk

Too much data, he’s gone insane
Flash his mind & out again
Reset his conscience is all we do
Lastest version 3.2

He is in a fast decline
Cos of the plot against the crown
But he’ll make of it a mighty fall
Cos’ he’ll try to drag all the traitors down

The clockwork king has gone senile
& won’t be taken in for a last repair
It’s the final crack in the grey engine
no supplies for such an old spare

The clockwork king is the biggest victim of the plan
But he’ll take down with him as many as he can

Outdated kit, obsolete machine
While everyone flatters the new Golden Queen
Rolling head, broken brain
The clockwork king’s been slain

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from You Better Run, released October 18, 2018

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Daddy's Funclub Vitoria Gasteiz, Spain

Formed in the north of Spain, in the Basque Country, Founder, Asier Crespo, says that AOR is the best way to describe the style of music The music resolves around a mixture of funk, soul, R&B, with a touch of Country making Daddy’s Funclub a more genuine & personalized style of music. ... more

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