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The Redemption Of Richard III

from Black Kale by The Little Miracles of Misanthropy

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Turns out that King Richard III of England was not so villainous as he's been portrayed by Shakespeare and history. He was actually a decent king who lost a civil war. Only afterwards was he declared evil tyrant by the winners of the war to bolster their own, weaker, claims to the throne.

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Back in Bosworth
When the horses were my disappointment
I lay broken against the bridge
While the usurpers chanted
Crying “God Save The King.”

You came to your capitol
From the wild mountains of Wyoming
Propelled by old connections
And the men of higher commerce
Who find gold in the arms of suffering

And I cried, “Treason, treason, treason”
As they pulled me to the ground
When you used the same word
It’s was for different reasons
And you brought the whole world down

Two boys, young princes
Not by my hand to that tower taken
Though commands that murdered thousands
Issued out from your high office
They call me the King of Villains

And you cried, “Freedom, Freedom, Freedom!”
With the Smirk at your right hand
Then you smothered dissent
Under an iron blanket
That you’d spread across your land

Long years I’ve listened
To the false tales ‘bout my mind and body
Twisted into horrors
By the victors of the Roses
To cement their claims to title

I see your torment
How you ache to be remembered fairly
It took England’s greatest writer
To reduce me to a monster
Tell me, who will lie for your name

And you’ll cry “Reason, reason, reason”
Trying to justify your deeds
But the world knows well
The winner’s voice is loudest
In the tomes of history

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from Black Kale, released June 3, 2010

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The Little Miracles of Misanthropy Tempe

The Little Miracles of Misanthropy is Tempe, AZ singer/songwriter Ben Jacobs. Ben writes and performs thought provoking, indie-folk driven acoustic music that explores nature, history, literature, and the simple struggle to be good humans.

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