King Arthur ~ The Magic of Merlin

by R. Garth

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1.	Overture (Act I) 04:44	lyrics	buy track
Ah... ah... Magic! Light! Light never dies!
2.	The Lady of the Lake 01:51	lyrics	buy track
Life is a dream... a dream of the time of your life... Come! Take the sword... and cut through the grey mist of Time. Excalibur!
3.	So, you'd like to see the magic of Merlin... 01:07	info	buy track
4.	A Piece of Flesh 04:17	lyrics	buy track
Merlin: Uther! What is this!? Warring after peace! Uther Pendragon: Merlin! You wouldn’t know! Lusting for a piece! Merlin: So… this is for a piece! Together: A piece of flesh… A piece of flesh! Uther: Have you ever known…hot seed to be sown? Igraine… calls my name! Together: A piece of flesh… a piece of flesh! Merlin: Now, let me see… what I can do… You for me… and I for you! Yes, I’ll give you… what you desire… You give me…. What your seed inspires! If you… look like him, they will… let you in! Uther: If I… act like him, she will… let me in! Igraine… calls my name! Together: A piece of flesh! A piece of flesh! Merlin: Now ride to her… and have your way… I’ll have mine… on his birthday! Uther: Igraine! Igraine! Igraine! Guard: Open the gate! The Duke returns! Open the gate!
5.	Open the gate... 00:25	info	buy track
6.	Long May Ye Run 02:03	lyrics	buy track
Merlin: I know a man who lives in the countryside His wife just gave birth to a son… He has the ways and means to look after you… A brother with whom ye may run… run! Run like a hart into the wilderness, Run like the tears in my eyes! Run like the time passing in front of us… Quick! For you know how time flies! Run! See what this life is like to have the second tit And not be Number One… Enjoy anonymity before your destiny Brings back your sister… now, run! Run like a hart into the wilderness, Quick! For you know how time flies! Run like the time passing in front of us! Run like the tears in my eyes! Run! Run! Run! Run! Run like the tears in my eyes! Run! Long may ye run! Long may ye run! Long may ye run!
7.	But what about Morgana? 00:41	info	buy track
8.	Morgana 04:12	lyrics	buy track
Morgana: Momma’s gone into the night. She’s not coming home… Merlin took the evil child that turned Momma into bone. [A man begins building a coffin for Igraine] Avalon calls me to study the magic to Avenge my mother’s death… Given the Sight to see what a king he’ll be But just don’t hold your breath! Pendragon blood is to rule over Britain… I see my half-brother’s throne… Here come the Christians to steal our good Magic And take away all I’ve known! Momma’s gone into the night. She’s not coming home. Merlin took the bastard boy to sit upon the throne. I will go to Avalon, there to study well… I’ll return to brother dear… and take his soul to hell! [Man hammers on a sign “A Piece of Flesh” and slams down the lid.]
9.	Twisted sister, eh? 00:48	info	buy track
10.	To the Hilt 03:11	lyrics	buy track
Merlin: Come with me child, a-way from this war… The magical world has so much in store for you! Learning to walk involves raising your head… Focussing forward and leaving the dead be-hind! Young Arthur: How does the sun… travel to the West? Merlin: It doesn’t move at all! It’s the world that just won’t rest! Merlin Now, see how the flower breaks through the soil. It does it it-self! It doesn’t use oil to push… It focusses forward and raises its head… It drives with its spirit… and leaves the dead be-hind! Young Arthur: How does it know… where it should grow? Merlin: It senses Nature’s flow… and pushes itself to go…on… To the hilt! To the hilt! Young Arthur: To the hilt? Merlin: To the hilt! Like this, y’all: [He hambones with Arthur] Merlin: It’s the same with all men, it’s our lot, don’t you know… In war, debt or love… there’s only one way to go… Young Arthur: To the hilt? Merlin: Yes! To the hilt! Where do we go? Young Arthur and Merlin Together: To the hilt! To the hilt! To the hilt! To… the… hilt!
11.	A Perfect Ring 00:57	lyrics	buy track
Young Arthur: What are those men attempting… pulling a sword from a stone? MERLIN: Fools that just want to be king…. They don’t know to leave it alone! YOUNG ARTHUR: The sword has brought them together… into a perfect ring… They try and try to pull it out! Don’t they know the thing? Let me show them the magic… of what you teach to learn… Their struggles will all be so tragic… If they don’t know where to turn….
12.	"It sayeth..." 00:22	lyrics	buy track
Town Cryer: It sayeth, ‘Whosoever pulleth the sword from the stone will be King of all England!’ Angry Woman: Why not Queen??? Smartass: Who ever heard of a ‘Queen of England’!
13.	But the Boy Could Be King 02:06	lyrics	buy track
Gruff Knight #1: Out of my way, let me give it a try a-gain! Gruff Knight #2: You’ve had your turn! It’s the end of the line for you! Gruff Knight #3: Look here’s a boy. Bet he’s even more strength than you! Gruff Knight #4: Give him a go! You can’t budge the damn thing, you fool! Gruff Knight #1: …But the boy could be king! Gruff Knight #2: Don’t be afraid of a boy, you big girly man! Gruff Knight #3: Why not your wife there holding the frying pan! Gruff Knight #4: You’re serving her anyway! Gruff Knight #1: Yes, I know I am! Gruff Knight #2: What could he do after you’ve given all you can? Gruff Knight #1: …But the boy could be king! Young Arthur: I only want what is fair… Give me a try if you dare! Merlin: Hey! To the hilt! To the hilt! The Crowd: To the hilt! To the hilt! To the hilt! To the hilt! To the hilt! Gruff Knight #4: A boy now is king! All Knights: The boy now is king! The Crowd: The boy is our king! The boy is our king! Arthur: Me?
14.	Save the World 02:53	lyrics	buy track
Arthur: But what exactly am I to do? Merlin: Save the world! Save the world! Save the world… from Death! Young Arthur: How precisely? Merlin: You begin by finding good men who will follow your lead. Then you pass the laws helping them to succeed. Avoid the ugliness of those who feed on their greed And let each dream of goodness take its seed. Guarding Mother Nature must be number one, For what would be our future if she be undone? The oceans and the forests must be kept pristine As the whole body-collective must be pure and clean, you see? To save the world! Save the world! Save the world… from Death! Young Arthur: You mean like banning plastic and recycle what we’ve got? Merlin: That’s the spirit, boy, now what else have you got? Young Arthur: Punish all destruction of wilderness reserves? Merlin: Yes, because it’s part of us and the Mother whom we serve! Young Arthur: What about the banning of all poisons and their waste? Merlin: You better hurry up, my son! Let us make haste! Young Arthur: Let’s help out the have-nots by taxing those who do… Merlin: You know I like this king, and I think he’s going to… He just might be able to… He just might… be able to… Together: Save the world! Save the world! Save the world… from… Merlin: [spoken] Death!
15.	Light Never Dies 03:06	lyrics	buy track
Merlin: There is a war in Hea-ven… fighting every day… Who gets to turn the Light on, who gets to have their way! The Dragon draws his claws out, the Cross shines in his eyes! The love shines both inside them… of the Light that never dies! O-h… O-h… Life never dies! Now catch this moment shining, shining in your eyes… This moment lasts forever…in the Light that never dies! Oh…Oh… Life never dies! Circling inside the world of the Dragon and the Cross… Wasn’t the Love of Life the point or was it lost? There is a war in Heaven… fighting every day… Who gets to turn the Light off, who gets to have their say!
16.	A lady obsessed... 00:18	info	buy track
17.	The Sword and The Cross 01:50	lyrics	buy track
Guenevere: Alone in this dark room, my wedding gown on, Chosen to marry the king… No words of his love or a balcony song, Only a hand for a ring… I’ll rise above… this word called ‘love’… I’ll bind this land… and take his hand! It must be done… to join the one and only Saviour! The Dragon, Druid… the Blood and the new… It must be done! The Sword and the Cross are One! The Sword and the Cross are One! The Sword and the Cross are One!
18.	Saddled with a cold wife... 00:34	info	buy track
19.	Cold Love 03:37	lyrics	buy track
Arthur: Come to me, my dar-ling… Come to me, my wife… Come and join your husband… Let us make Love Life! Guenevere: You may take my body… But you can’t take my heart. That belongs to Jesus… And we’ll never part hearts… Arthur & Guenevere: Cold… Love… Cold Love… O… Love! So cold Love! Arthur: I will never shame you… Guenevere: Nor I shame you… Arthur: I hold you too high… Guenevere: My God on high! Arthur: I’ll honour your wishes… Guenevere:Wishes are hell! Arthur: To the day I die! Guenevere: Don’t die! Leave me to my Jesus… for I am His wife! Arthur: His wife! Guenevere: Lead your men to follow… and give Him their life… Arthur: Their lives! Together: Cold Love! Cold Love! Cold Love! Cold Love!
20.	Few people remember... 00:35	info	buy track
21.	The Law 03:01	lyrics	buy track
Bawdy Barmaid: They’re puttin’ it down, not messin’ around! The new law in town is this: You protect every girl who graces our world or your head will be hurled in the piss! I don’t think he’s foolin’… He’s killed three men or more! I don’t think he’s foolin’… The battle of the sexes has turned into a war! Women are the new thing, message from the new king! This is his new rulin’ they said: Any man not aidin’ a woman or a lady will soon be a’payin’ with his head! I don’t think he’s foolin’… He’s killed three men or more! I don’t think he’s foolin’… The battle of the sexes has turned into a war! I don’t think he’s foolin’… He’s killed three men or more! I don’t think Arthur’s foolin’… The battle of the sexes has turned into a war! Serving Girl: Treat those ladies right! Treat those ladies right! I don’t think they’re foolin’! Together: They’re not foolin’! I don’t think he’s foolin’! Aw, come on! Foolin’ around… with the law… The Law! Bawdy Barmaid: Listen, men!
22.	Meanwhile... 00:47	info	buy track
23.	The Table Round 02:10	lyrics	buy track
All Knights and Ladies: Buy the table a round at the Round Table! Sir Kay: Yeah, what do we do now? Oh, yes, that’s right… All: Drink! Merlin: Sit down and tell us adventures where you’ve done some good! Remember Gawain and the Green Knight so misunderstood! Sir Gareth: I saved a damsel in distress! Sir Kay: What, did you help her out of… her dress? All Knights and Ladies: Buy the Ta-ble a Round… at the Round Ta-ble… Drink! Sir Bedivere: I helped an old maid cross the stream… Sir Kay: Would it were a young one! Sir Bedivere: In your dreams! All Knights: By the Table Round… at the Round Table… What do we do? You know it’s time to… Bend your arm and… Drink! [Merlin’s call for…] ~INTERMISSION~ End of Act I
24.	The Round Table 02:47	lyrics	buy track
All Knights:Buy the table a round at the Round Table! Sir Kay: Are we all good now? You reckon it’s time to… All Knights: Drink! La-la-lal La-la…. King Arthur: I saved the man who gave me the hand of my bride! So, let’s sing of adventures where a good knight needs to ride! Sir Percival: I fought a dragon… in a cave! Sir Kay: More like a little newt… you knave! All Knights: Buy the table a round at the Round Table Sir Kay: You know it’s never a bad time to….do what? All Knights: Drink! Sir Gawaine: I fought for a bridge and paid the cost… Sir Kay: What, Gawaine? Sir Gawaine: My vanity, as your best knight, again lost! Sir Percial: You lost? All Knights: Buy the table a round at the Round Ta-ble… Arthur: Stop! What’s that, Gawain? You’re the best knight I have in this land… Sir Gawaine: Your best knight was bested, sire! Arthur: Take me to this man!
25.	Sir Lancelot 04:11	lyrics	buy track
Lancelot: You’ll never take this bridge, Whether you’re king or not… The little I have is mine. Be happy with what you’ve got! Arthur: Who is this man! Who is this man? Lancelot: They call me the Lancelot Because I lance a lot! I’ve given you now my name… Be happy with what you’ve got! Arthur: Who is this man? Who is this man! I’ll… take… this man! Lancelot: Ha! Away with you, little man. You’ll never be king of me. Be happy with what you’ve got. Keep your kingdom by the sea… Arthur: Who is this man! Who is this man? Who is this man! I call on… Excalibur! Merlin: Arthur, you know not what you do! Excalibur is not for this use! The sword is not for warring, The sword is not for fighting… The sword is for uniting… you… Arthur: Fight! Lancelot: What will you have of me? I see what a King you are! I give you my hand in peace… I give you my arms in war! It’s all I’ve got… I’m your Lancelot! Arthur: Rise… rise… rise… Sir Lancelot! All Knights: Sir Lancelot!
26.	Isn't that the way... 00:36	info	buy track
27.	A Man Who's Your Friend 02:29	lyrics	buy track
Merlin: Hey! Arthur, Lancelot and Merlin: What kind of man takes you to the brink? What kind of man makes you stop and think? What kind of man drives you to do your best? What kind of man tells you ‘Take a rest!’ A man who’s your friend! Who sings along to your favourite song? Who sings harmony perfectly off-key? What kind of man can you duly and truly trust? What kind of man will help you when you’re bust? What kind of man knows your darkest fear? What kind of man will always shout a beer? A man who’s your friend! Who sings along to your favourite song? Who sings harmony perfectly off-key? What kind of man will shield you from the cold? What kind of man pulls jokes when you’re old? What kind of man would you always defend? What kind of man can you always depend upon? Merlin:That’s right! All: A man who’s your friend! A man who’s your friend! A man who’s your friend! Merlin:Like me? All: A man who’s your friend!
28.	The heart is an uncontrollable beast... 00:34	info	buy track
29.	Falling Stars 02:34	lyrics	buy track
Queen Guenevere: Have you seen the morning candle… light the fire inside his eyes? Sir Lancelot: Have you felt the wings inside your heart take flight? Queen Guenevere: Has your soul burned like the hot sun… on a desert paradise? Sir Lancelot: Did it char the day into the darkest night? Together: Falling stars… falling stars… Sir Lancelot: When I first laid eyes upon you, I was seized with sudden awe… Queen Guenevere: As I too taken with you… My love obeys no law! Sir Lancelot:I feared my soul divided, my honour verse my heart! Queen Guenevere: Let me hold them both together! Let us swear to never part! Together: Falling stars… falling stars… What we are! Sir Lancelot: I could never turn away… Queen Guenevere: Here inside my arms you’ll stay Together: Don’t care what the world may say We’ll turn this knight into the day! To the stars then let us pray… Falling stars… falling stars…What we are… Falling stars!
30.	A visit from an old relative... 00:24	info	buy track
31.	Magic 05:26	lyrics	buy track
Morgana: Hey, little brother… you wanna spend some time with me? Magic! We all pray for more Magic! It’s your day for some Magic! Let us make some now! Ah… Would you like to see me transform before your eyes? I’ve got a million tricks, my love, You wanna try some on for size? I can move like music, I can dance like destiny… I can read your mind like a highway sign, You want to spend some time with me! Morgana and King Arthur: Magic! Magic! Magic! Morgana: Let’s make some right now! Ah… Do you want some ‘innocence’? [King Arthur echo] Well, in a sense I am! You can play the part of a ‘Lionheart’ [King Arthur echo] Feasting on a lamb! Make me like an ‘angel’ [King Arthur echo] dressed down in something sheer… I could even give you ‘fantasies’ [King Arthur echo] you never had with Guenevere… Morgana and King Arthur: Magic! Magic! Magic! Morgana: Let’s make some right now! Ah… Morgana and King Arthur: Magic! Magic! Magic! Morgana: Let’s make some right now! Ah…Ah…ah! Ah…ah! Ah…ah! Ah…ah! King Arthur: Unh-unh-unh! Morgana and King Arthur: Magic! Magic! Magic! Morgana: Let’s make some right now! Ah… Morgana and King Arthur: Magic! Magic! Magic! Morgana: Let’s make some right now! Ah… Mmm… mmmm…mmmm... Ah…ah...ah…ah... Ah…ah...ah… Ah…ah...ah…ah... Ah…ah...ah… Ah…ah...ah… ah... Ah…ah...ah… King Arthur: Guenevere!
32.	Looking for the saviour... 00:51	info	buy track
33.	Percival 02:40	lyrics	buy track
Percival: Everybody’s searching for the Holy Grail… Like a playful puppy chasing his own tail… If I had a choice, I think I’d choose to fail and start again… Go on, young man… Some will tell you it’s a treasure inside… Or the cup that held Christ’s blood when He died… I think they missed the target far and wide So, start again… Search on, my friend… It’s more than just Love in your heart… It’s more than Christ’s blood in a cup… No treasure you can hold, no measure of song of old… The Grail is simply sharing Love. Until you give away that treasure inside… Until you share the Love of why Christ died… Until you take the step to go outside And try again… to make a friend… You’ll never find the secret of the Grail. You’re just a puppy chasing your own tail. Just another knight who died on the trail… So, start again… seek out a friend!
34.	Zoroaster's Dragonfly 03:19	lyrics	buy track
Merlin: …And then she came for me… reciting poetry… With a fire inside her breast… She spun her web so fast… I couldn’t move at last… And I guess you know the rest… She took me down! Morgana: Anal Nathrock… [chant] Merlin: [Weakly attempts to say it…but too late...] No, Morgana, no! [Morganna weaves him in a web.] Merlin: I loved her tragically… she killed me magically… For the spirit cannot die! Trapped inside her mesh… I had to leave my flesh And travel by... the Third Eye… Zoroaster’s Dragonfly…
35.	Of course we all die anyway... 00:50	info	buy track
36.	Mordred 03:23	lyrics	buy track
Mordred: [fleshy noises] Morgana: [laughter] You naughty boy! Mordred: Momma’s boy is clean and good… Redefining ‘motherhood’! Uncle Arthur… father… King… Knowest not a-bout this thing! When I get to meet him, then I will defeat him And all he has made will be mine! Morgana: Don’t forget your mother! When you kill my brother, We can start a new mankind… Together: Call it the Pendragon line! Ah… Ah…Ah…Ah…Ah…Ah…Ah.! Woo-hoo! Mordred: I will… take all… he… holds dear… His land… his laws… his sweet little Guenevere! Mordred & Morgana: All… he fears… will come into his bed… Death… nightmares… and more dread… Mordred: Mordred! Together: Ah… Ah…Ah…Ah…Ah…Ah…Ah.! Mordred: [killing Morgana] Momma’s boy is clean and good… Re-defining ‘broth-er-hood’….
37.	When you're standing on the edge... 00:32	info	buy track
38.	The Final Battle 05:22	lyrics	buy track
Soldiers: Hunh! Ha! Hunh! Ha! Gawain: We are outnumbered one hundred to ten… Percival: They are but monkeys. We are Arthur’s men! Arthur: Armed with our honour, we shall hold what’s true. Gawain: Would we had one more… Soldiers (join): a Lancelot for you! Arthur & The Knights: Fight! Soldier on! Fight! Hold your own! Fight! Soldier on! Fight! Hold your own! Hold… Hold… Hold… Hold… Hold! [Trash talk] Hold… Hold… Hold… Hold… Hold! [Repeat] Lancelot: Arthur, I’m coming… I would never fail! Can you forgive me? I have brought you hell! Arthur: Lancelot, my friend, our love can never part… I need not forgive… a man true to his heart! Hold… That’s right! Hold! Hold, Lancelot! Hold! Hold… Mordred: Father, now ‘tis you and I… Say thy prayers… prepare to die! Arthur: Mordred, my son… I have but pity for you… Come, be undone! I answer the evil you do….
39.	Raise The Cross 01:51	lyrics	buy track
Dying Gawaine: Percival! Arthur: Take the sword… Break the sword… When all is lost… Raise the cross! Percival (breaking sword): Ah… ah… ah… ah… All Cast : Ah… ah… ah… ah… [Percival leads entire cast offstage with broken Excalibur as The Cross.] Ah… ah… ah… ah…
40.	Avalon 03:29	lyrics	buy track
The Queens: Avalon! Avalon! Heal our broken King Arthur! Heal! Return again! Heal! Return again! The King! Our prayer goes out to Heaven! Avalon! Avalon! Heal our broken King! Will he come again? Heal! Return again! He will come again! He will come again… He will come again… He will come again! His name is Love!

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'King Arthur ~ The Magic of Merlin' is a journey back in time....

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released August 29, 2021

Music & Lyrics: R. Garth
Produced by: R. Garth & Rob Wellington
Mastering: Loki Lockwood of Spooky Records

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R. Garth Melbourne, Australia

R. Garth is a musician, songwriter, teacher and writer living in Melbourne, Australia. He has recently released the singles 'Gurrumul', 'Dear Dear Diary', 'Have You Got Money?' 'Mary Jane' and 'Crime.' Inspired by the classics, R. has produced 'Mephistopheles', 'King Arthur ~ The Magic of Merlin' and is presently working on 'The Odyssey'.
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