Gather all your kings and other things That you know my good You might tell me what, ‘cause Do you think that these are my good nature You establish my good nature
You didn’t want to know, you didn’t want to see You threw it in the fire, you threw it in the fire And then you took my eyes, so I could never be The painter of your boy And then I go: King, for king, oh, king, bring the guillotine Bring the guillotine
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‘Portrait’ was recorded under the FILMS moniker, and is the earliest (pre-) alt-J recording out there. The track has a far greater rock influence, but it just isn’t in the same league as any of the tracks on An Awesome Wave. alt-J were later forced to drop the name FILMS due to copyright issues with an American punk band of the same name.
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