To Kingdom Come Lyrics
That's a frosty way to speak
To tell me how to live next to your potpourri
All this talking pulls my teeth
I believed in you so you'd believe in
[Chorus]
Me, I cried out "God!"
You dared me in the dark
I felt a hush fall quietly from my spark
So now I hide in piles
Of princely orange peels
It feels the way you told me
How it'd always feel
[Verse 2]
Once I had a name to claim
I scraped on all the walls
Like an orthodox saint
I wish for the same old things
That turned me inside out
Keeling in such pain
It's a game
[Chorus]
Me, I cried out "God!"
You dared me in the dark
I felt a hush fall quietly from my spark
So now I hide in piles
Of princely orange peels
It feels the way you told me
How it'd always feel
Never have I ever been
Clutching at your hair
To cure you of some sin
But that's the kind of state I'm in
Swimming in a pool of godly medicine
[Outro]
Come, come hear it, calling me yelling like
If ever there was someone who could make things
Heavenly again
Feel alright
[Chorus]
Me, I cried out "God!"
You dared me in the dark
I felt a hush fall quietly from my spark
So now I hide in piles
Of princely orange peels
It feels the way you told me
How it'd always feel
[Chorus]
Me, I cried out "God!"
You dared me in the dark
I felt a hush fall quietly from my spark
So now I hide in piles
Of princely orange peels
It feels the way you told me
How it'd always feel
About
“To Kingdom Come” is the second single released for the album Manners. The title is a direct reference to the bible verse in Matthew 6, specifically Matthew 6:10. The bible verse describes forgiveness to others when they have wronged you, and only then God can forgive you through prayer.
In this song, after feeling Michael Angelakos is criticized for his behaviors by his girlfriend, he is experiencing mania induced psychosis where he is having the delusional belief that he is God himself to forgive his girlfriend, now ex-spouse, Kristina Mucci. She is alluded in most other tracks of Manners. The theme of Michael Angelakos' battles with mental illness is expressed in this song like many other tracks of Manners. However, unlike most other songs in the album, “To Kingdom Come” is an explicit depiction of a specific manic psychosis episode he experienced.
When asked about what “To Kingdom Come” is about in the 2017 Interview Celebrity interview, he answered:
That’s a loaded one. I’ll try to get back to this. I also don’t know who to really… talk through songs, they’re really emotional time capsules. Sometimes I can, sometimes I can’t. I’ve got you though, I’ll try to get back to you. xo
Q&A
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Yes, there are two other versions.
One is a CD Promo art cover:
Another is an artwork remix version:
- 1.Make Light
- 3.Moth’s Wings
- 4.The Reeling
- 8.To Kingdom Come
- 9.Sleepyhead
- 11.Seaweed Song
- 14.Dreams