Mountain Goats, The - Clemency For The Wizard King Lyrics
We who train in the way of the blade
We who sleep in the accursed glade
We've come before you now
We've come before you now
Who lovely await his most fearsome command
We've come before you now
We've come before you now
Cut loose the handcuffs
Let him go free
We who travel by starlight
We who slipped past your guards in the night
We've come before you now
We who boldly claim to our own
We who have seen the chamber of the one true son
We who have seen the kindness of the cracks of his face
We who will die if we must in this place
We've come before you
Outnumbered and unafraid
Well-trained in the way of the blade
Cut loose the handcuffs
Let him go free
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Mountain Goats, The Clemency For The Wizard King Comments
This is honestly one of the only good songs on this album.
This song is in all its glory when they play it live. It's so so good.
While you were having premarital sex, I trained in the way of the blade
Outnumbered.
And unafraid.
I enjoy the mental image of the Uruk-hai coming to humbly beg for Saruman's life.
I am imagining these are the highly trained disciples of the wizard king who have snuck into a stronghold where their master is a prisoner to first ask for his freedom but if this request is not met they are prepared to die fighting for his freedom.
that's pretty much the canonical explanation
This song feels ethereal and nostalgic in a way that feels like it's about a memory of a thing rather than the thing itself. It reminds me of remembering only the good parts of a time in your life, ignoring all the boring or bad bits that filled in the cracks and seams around the fun times.
We who train in the way of the blade
We who sleep in the accursed glade
We've come before you now
We've come before you now
We who in his favor would stand
Who lovingly await his most fearsome command
We've come before you now
We've come before you now
Cut loose the handcuffs
Let him go free
We who travel by starlight
We who slipped past your guards in the night
We've come before you now
We've come before you now
We who boldly lay claim to our own
We who have seen the chamber of the one true son
We who have seen the kindness of the cracks of his face
We who will die if we must in this place
We've come before you
Outnumbered and unafraid
Well-trained in the way of the blade
Cut loose the handcuffs
Let him go free (Let him go free, let him go free)
I always hear “the one true foe” but everywhere I look it says son so I guess I’m just a little dumb
@H4CK B01 I hear "foe" too.
Neither. It's "throne."
@Miranda yup throne chamber of the one true throne.
Throne. Wizard King us a king, yo.
That is very good drumming.
Best song on the album. The vocals and melodies in this one are just mesmerizing.
One of my favorite songs off of the album. There's something so very emotional about this song that I can't place. I'll figure it out one day, but for now, I'll just quietly enjoy it on my commute. Thank you!
Also, whoever disliked this song is objectively wrong.
@Ian Hertzberg Probably the wizard king. Asshole wouldn't let the guy go free!
Agreed.
so very good