Lyrics

The King made rules
He called committees
And he targeted the fools
Who were guilty of swaying the capital

The King passed laws
He told his people
What he thought to be the cause
Those guilty of swaying the capital

And it really wasn't fair
So he'd set out decrees and absolutes
Against every little single piece of gold

And it really wasn't fair
So he set out decrees and absolutes
Against every little single piece of gold

Ancient stars unsettling
Ancient stars unsettling (me)
Ancient stars unsettling
Playing havoc with my kingdom
Playing havoc with my kingdom

The King took time
The pardon came
And the moment had arrived
When he prayed he could save the capital

To this we're bound
The wait, the trouble
The people and the crown
Now saying that they saved the capital

And it really wasn't fair
So he'd set out decrees and absolutes
Against every little single piece of gold

And it really wasn't fair
So he set out decrees and absolutes
Finally believing what he's told

Synopsis

We were a little anxious about the pace of the tracks on the latter half of the album, and Kings, Decrees and Absolutes was one song that re-emerged very, very late in the process. It was in the mixing stage when Andie at Gighouse suggested that we spend a little more time allowing the tracks to settle on our ears. That's when the song flew into my head as an absolutely essential element of the CD. The song tries to convey something of the clash between the secular and the spiritual…the value of all things 'gold' slipping as the value of 'the people' rises… and it's the King who is the first to change in the city! I was particularly pleased with the last verse and how raw we managed to get the final sound!