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The Piper Lyrics by Steve Walsh

Black Butterfly

2017

[Verse 1]
The piper plays a tune, echoing louder
Parading acid dancers in the dark
The question that I spawn has got no answer
The maelstrom in the mirror breaks my heart
[Pre-Chorus 1]
The piper plays a tune
And I betrayed the golden rule
I guess that when I hear that tune
The piper knows I'm a fool
[Chorus]
If there's a kingdom come
Right behind that cloud
Above the maddening crowd
If there's a kingdom come
Let me die another day
I ain't got the piper's pay
And he's standing in my way
[Verse 2]
My .44 was all about the glory
A shot in anger fired too late to trail
My soul will never heal in a wound that I conceal
A guilty man, I stalk the dragons tail
[Pre-Chorus 2]
The piper played a tune
And I woke up in a duel
Trigger finger shakin'
I completely lost my cool
[Chorus]
If there's a kingdom come
Right behind that cloud
Above the maddening crowd
If there's a kingdom come
Let me die another day
I ain't got the piper's pay
He's standing in my way
[Bridge]
Uh uh, uh uh uh
Uh uh, uh uh
Uh uh, uh uh, uh uh, uh uh
Uh uh, uh uh, uh uh
Uh uh, uh uh uh, uh uh uh
[Chorus]
If there's a kingdom come
Right behind that cloud
Above the maddening crowd
If there's a kingdom come
Let me die another day
I ain't got the piper's pay
He's in my way
If there's a kingdom come
Right behind that cloud
Above the maddening crowd
If there's a kingdom come
Let me die another day
I ain't got the piper's pay
The pied piper's in my way
[Outro]
He's in my way
If there's a kingdom come
If there's a kingdom come
If there's a kingdom come
Credits
Steve Walsh

Steve Walsh

About “The Piper” by Steve Walsh

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"The Piper" is credited to Steve Walsh. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"The Piper" appears on "Black Butterfly" in 2017.

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