Name: King of Nails (Sparklehorse cover)
Duration: P00H04M15S
Description: This is a cover of one of my favorite ever Sparklehorse tunes from 2001's "It's a Wonderful Life":

King of Nails (Sparklehorse cover)

by Expert and Milk

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This is a cover of one of my favorite ever Sparklehorse tunes from 2001's "It's a Wonderful Life":

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The toothless kiss of skeletons
And the summer hail
I'm the king of nails

I drink my liquor from the palm
Of a child who spoke in tongues
And smelled like sun

Give all your leaves
To the ghosts in the trees
To sink or to shine
The nails are all mine

And blood was rushing up the stairs
I shut my eyes and killed the cock
When the sun came knocking
Oh to taste the salty oil
Of your chest and on your eyes
When the sting is on the rise

Sleep in the fire
With snakes I have sired
To sink or to shine
The nails are all mine

I drink my liquor from the palm
Of a child who smelled like sun
And spoke in tongues

The toothless kiss of skeletons
And the summer hail
I'm the king of nails

Give all your leaves
To the ghosts in the trees
To sink or to shine
The nails are all mine

Sleep in the fire
With snakes I have sired
To sink or to shine
The nails are all mine

(Songwriter: Mark Linkous | King of Nails lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.)

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released October 21, 2020
Recorded and Mixed by Sean Hansen at Corner Office | contructionpapr.net

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