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Coronation

from Splendid Isolation by Henry Bateman

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The London sunset feels cold
Coming through the drapes
A white-gloved jeweller greets her
and opens up the case

Feels the weight of her fate
Pressing through her skull
Walks to the mirror, lets out a shiver
Can't hide the repulse

There's a sight I hoped I'd never see
There's a sight I hoped I'd never see
It was him, he should have been king
But the crown's come for me
And I'm gone

There's a sight I hoped I'd never see
There's a sight I hoped I'd never see
It was him, he should have been king
But the crown's come for me
The crown's come for me
And I'm gone

A smile and a wave
I am just an empty space
Put the oil on my face
and I drain

I am the disguise
The painting we hide behind
Ideals that lead us all
Are not real

A boy stands quietly at her knee
as she tries the robes
When you die Mummy,
Will it be my go?

credits

from Splendid Isolation, released November 25, 2022
Henry Bateman - vocals/guitars/string arrangement
Hannah Lamb - vocals
Frazer Kerslake - bass/double bass
Greg Burns - drums
Chris Camm - piano
Seth Bye - violin/viola
Will Mace - cello

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Henry Bateman England, UK

Henry Bateman is a songwriter, guitarist, and vocalist from Gloucestershire, currently based in Leeds.


"Not so much a breath of fresh air - more a full force musical gale that
lifts you to places you didn't know existed. A very extraordinarily gifted
young man; one of the coming musical generation's front-runners in the
making" - John Drummond (Promoter for Brewery Blues, Cirencester)
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