Aerosmith「Kings And Queens」

実際には、落ち込んだときの慰めは音楽が多い。ロック系の曲では、
エアロスミスの「Kings And Queens」に頼る夜が特に最近多い感じ。
この曲はライブで盛り上がらないせいか、エアロスミスファンの間では
あんまり人気ないみたいだけど、私はかれこれ30年愛聴してます。
メロディ・歌詞・音(アレンジ)・歌と演奏、すべてが素晴らしい。
またエアロの曲としては例外的に、ライブよりも録音音源の方がいい。
おそらく今のエアロでは、これほど精神性の高い曲は作れないだろうな。

Long ago in days untold
Were ruled by lords of greed
Maidens fair, with gold they dared
To bare their wombs that bleed
Kings And Queens and guillotines
Taking lives denied
Starch and parchments laid the laws
When bishops took the ride
Only to decieve

Oh I know I
Lived this life before
Somehow I know now
Truths I must be sure
Tossin' turnin', nightmares burnin'
Dreams of swords in hand
Sailing ships, the viking spits
The blood of father's land
Only to decieve

Living times of knights and mares
Raising swords for maidens fair
Sneer at death, fear only loss of pride
Living other centuries
Deja vu or what you please
Follows true to all who do or die
Screams of no reply
They died
Screams of no reply
And died
Lordy, Lordy, they died

Live and do or die
(Long ago were days I told...Lord they died)
(Kings and queens and guillotines...)
Live and no reply they died
(Long ago were days I told...)
(Kings and queens and guillotines...)