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I Could Have Killed the King Lyrics by Unwoman

Circling

2014

I awake in strong arms and soft sheets
I lay in bed with the king
I don’t know how I got here
My head on his left shoulder, he’s still asleep
When palace guards enter:
“I’m a lover now, not an assassin,” I say
They laugh, roll their eyes and walk away
As if I were never a threat
As if I couldn’t have done anything
As if I couldn’t have killed the king
I could've done something
I could've killed the king
My only hope was to seduce
Poison hidden in my tooth, and I immune
And I would play at helpless
And never confess
And I'd be rescued the damsel in distress
But our hope that this kingdom
Could’ve been all of ours seems a delusion
And to be a royal concubine may be my best option
He covers me with kisses, tells me what a lucky girl I am
To use my only power to destroy
Or to be power's toy
If I stay and pretend to love him
Everything is tinged with disappointment
Whether or not love is ever real
I could've done something
I could've done something
I could've killed the king
I could've done something
I could've killed the king
To use my only power to destroy
Or to be power's toy
To use my only power to destroy
Or to be power's toy I could've done something
I could've killed the king
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Unwoman

Unwoman

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"I Could Have Killed the King" appears on "Circling" in 2014.

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