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King Crimson

Epitaph

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“Epitaph” (from the Greek word Epitaphios - Επιτάφιος) is the third track from the British progressive rock band King Crimson’s debut album, In the Court of the Crimson King. The song makes heavy use of the mellotron, and as with the first track, “21st Century Schizoid Man”, the song’s lyrics have a distinctly dystopian feel to them. The song’s title was used as the name for a live album of recordings done by the original King Crimson, Epitaph. Punk label Epitaph Records is named after this song. Emerson, Lake & Palmer would later incorporate an excerpt from this song into the live version of their song “Battlefield”, from the Tarkus album. Read on...

Song lines: ♪ As I crawl a cracked and broken path ... And laugh ... But I fear tomorrow I'll be crying

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More songs by King Crimson (See Charts): I Talk To The Wind, Moonchild, One More Red Nightmare, Book Of Saturday, Larks' Tongues In Aspic, Part Four, Larks' Tongues In Aspic, Part Three, Man With An Open Heart, Indiscipline, Heartbeat, and Red.

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