Pretender to the Throne

Words and music: Jules (Julian) Franks
Lead Vocals, drumkit, tabla, djembe, Djun djuns, keyboards, synthesizer, various percussions: Jules Franks
Harmony vocals, introduction vocals: Genevieve Applebee
Bass guitar, Electric guitar, and solo: JulianTardo

Intro: Genevieve Applebee (layered voices)

We look for our 'Beloved' oh so blindly without
Surrounded by Angels who in their silence scream and shout
They're pointing their winged fingers to the sacred found within
To help us end the search so our new lives can begin

They tell us of many realms which are hidden deep within
Pretender to the Throne, surrender, please give up give in
So a light can shine in a dark and lonely place
And then we can return to our pure original face

Pretender to the throne give up give in
Pretender to the throne give up give in
Pretender to the throne give up give in

Until now we believed we were only this mortal coil
Our memories would end up deep beneath the soil
For so many years we were lost in our own fears
Bewildered by the task, yet cleansed by our soul's healing tears

Chorus:
Human Journey, comedy and tragedy
Going round the wheel, wanting to be set free
All seeing eye of Man's little me
Awaken us to the Great Mystery
So that all the walls can come a tumbling down
The Light of Truth can now come to ground
Our True Selves can be finally found
Our pure notes ring out their perfect sound

Pretender to the throne give up give in
All seeing eye of man's little me
Pretender to the throne,give up give in
Pretender to the throne, give up give in

It's all just a dream
It's all just a dream

How do we turn our lives around and upside down
Inhabit the inner smile and dissolve our ingrained frown
We are only a shadow of what can be known
Form can be transparent and our luminosity shown

Unbeknowns like prisoners we don't feel truly free
We are fooled for Life is not as it appears to be
Impermanent and solid through the senses it may seem
The Game of Life is fickle for it all is all just a dream

Chorus...

All seeing eye of Man's little me
Our True Selves can be finally found
Our pure notes ring out their perfect sound

All seeing eye of Man's little me
Our True Selves can be finally found
Our pure notes ring out their perfect sound

All seeing eye of Man's little me
Our True Selves can be finally found
Our pure notes ring out their perfect sound

It's all just a dream

Pretender to the throne give up give in
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