The Night Watch Lyrics - Singles - King Crimson

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 

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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 

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And so the pride of little men 

The burghers good and true 

Still living through the painter's hand 

Request you all to understand