Let’s make a king
Let’s make a king
Let’s tie our hands down to the tracks
Let’s make this world get flat
Let’s cut the tongues before they ever learn to sing
Let’s burn the homes to warm our hands
Plant our flags on foreign lands
Let’s leave the fingers and take the rings
Let’s make a king
Let’s make a king
We’ll keep one alive to tell the tale
Let’s lock the doors with nails
Let’s let the necks all snap and the bodies swing
Let’s turn from all we had before
Cause we’ve been promised so much more
And we can’t wait to see what this day brings
Let’s make a king
Let’s make a king
Let's shine a single beam of light
Shine it right up to the sky
Let's make a man into the law of the land
And raise him up on high
Let's praise our lord and our savior
Let's call the votes all in our favor
And anyway they never really meant a thing
Break the unions and choke the schools
Give the press a few hard rules
The birds will sing on on this bright and blessed spring
Let’s make a king
Let’s make a king
From Let's Make a King, released July 9, 2020
Produced by Roy Gurel
Benjamin Adair Murphy - vocals, electric guitar
Roy Gurel – acoustic & electric guitars, bass, percussion, vocals
Allison Langerak – vocals
Peter Hess - baritone saxophone
Juan Victor Belisario Figuera - bass
Simon Hernandez - drums, keyboards
Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Roy Gurel at Roiki Productions in Brooklyn, NYC
Additional recording done in Mexico City at La Bestia Studios by Juan Victor Belisario Figuera
Horns recorded by Peter Hess at Fort Saint Marks, Brooklyn
Backing vocals recorded by Wyatt Tuzo and Allison Langerak in Brooklyn
Music by Benjamin Adair Murphy ASCAP (464341364) Watery Grave Music ASCAP (396517127) and Roy Gurel BMI (520647865)
Lyrics by Benjamin Adair Murphy