Tell me something more about you dear
Something deep and dark and twisted so I know you’re real
Tell me everything there is to know about you dear
You can take all night, we really don’t have to rush
I’ll wear my suit and tie and everything will be alright
You can wear that dress that makes your ass look so nice
Go for dinner somewhere a little fancy
Drink a little gin and do a little dancing
Stay with me tonight
You can pretend to put up a fight
It’s too cold out there tonight
So just stay with me
I’ll take you by the hand and lead you down a snowy path
Hold you close and keep you warm until we hail a cab
Your hair smells wonderful, I don’t want this night to end
You’re getting better every minute that we have to spend
Stay with me tonight
You can pretend to put up a fight
It’s too cold out there tonight
So just stay with me
Something deep and dark and twisted so I know you’re real
Tell me everything there is to know about you dear
You can take all night, we really don’t have to rush
I’ll wear my suit and tie and everything will be alright
You can wear that dress that makes your ass look so nice
Go for dinner somewhere a little fancy
Drink a little gin and do a little dancing
Stay with me tonight
You can pretend to put up a fight
It’s too cold out there tonight
So just stay with me
I’ll take you by the hand and lead you down a snowy path
Hold you close and keep you warm until we hail a cab
Your hair smells wonderful, I don’t want this night to end
You’re getting better every minute that we have to spend
Stay with me tonight
You can pretend to put up a fight
It’s too cold out there tonight
So just stay with me
04:47
I think there’s something wrong with me
The saddest music makes me happy
Maybe I need something
To make me feel something
Light in the darkness
Joy in sadness
Scratch the surface, buried deeper
Like shining a blacklight to reveal
Tiptoe to the edge of the ledge
To feel the wind in my fingers
Light in the darkness
Joy in sadness
I love the dark, the bleak sounds
Maybe there’s something wrong with me
But it’s nothing to you
Light in the darkness
Joy in sadness
I love the dark, the bleak sounds
The saddest music makes me happy
Maybe I need something
To make me feel something
Light in the darkness
Joy in sadness
Scratch the surface, buried deeper
Like shining a blacklight to reveal
Tiptoe to the edge of the ledge
To feel the wind in my fingers
Light in the darkness
Joy in sadness
I love the dark, the bleak sounds
Maybe there’s something wrong with me
But it’s nothing to you
Light in the darkness
Joy in sadness
I love the dark, the bleak sounds
04:10
A dark-skinned boy, just walking home
Skittles in pockets and iced tea in hand
He just wants to be a teen and carefree
But in that black hoodie, he must be a criminal
On the surface, you know
On the surface they see
On the surface, they know
You’re no good
Sell us again your need to defend
Standing your ground against children and then
A quick judgment call on a look and that’s all
Living in fear of everyone who looks different
On the surface, you know
On the surface they see
On the surface, they know
You’re no good
Skittles in pockets and iced tea in hand
He just wants to be a teen and carefree
But in that black hoodie, he must be a criminal
On the surface, you know
On the surface they see
On the surface, they know
You’re no good
Sell us again your need to defend
Standing your ground against children and then
A quick judgment call on a look and that’s all
Living in fear of everyone who looks different
On the surface, you know
On the surface they see
On the surface, they know
You’re no good
04:09
Leave the lights down low and let the darkness grow
Fill up the space with emptiness and grace
Your anonymity and my complacency
Are complicit with illicit substances
Does the mirror show you whole when the camera takes your soul
We’ve got a live one
A ticking time bomb here, a live one
Dream in red and black, I’m not coming back I’m synthetic copacetic
Dream in green and gold, I’m not growing old I’m synthetic copacetic
You’re too far gone to let go, my love
And you’re too far gone animal
It’s too late to radio
Arms around me
Your arms around me
Life’s a canopy with no symmetry
You’re too far gone to let go, my love
And you’re too far gone animal
It’s too late to radio
And it’s too late to go back
I’m off again
Planes and adventure, I’m just a gentleman
I know where you’re coming from
You’re gonna appear
I’ll find
Fill up the space with emptiness and grace
Your anonymity and my complacency
Are complicit with illicit substances
Does the mirror show you whole when the camera takes your soul
We’ve got a live one
A ticking time bomb here, a live one
Dream in red and black, I’m not coming back I’m synthetic copacetic
Dream in green and gold, I’m not growing old I’m synthetic copacetic
You’re too far gone to let go, my love
And you’re too far gone animal
It’s too late to radio
Arms around me
Your arms around me
Life’s a canopy with no symmetry
You’re too far gone to let go, my love
And you’re too far gone animal
It’s too late to radio
And it’s too late to go back
I’m off again
Planes and adventure, I’m just a gentleman
I know where you’re coming from
You’re gonna appear
I’ll find
03:37
Day by day, the common man
The work is never done, it never ends
The government will keep us in demand
I will find
Days turn to weeks, to months, to years
Floating away on a ship of fear
Tick tock the rhythm of the clocks, the beating drum
I will find
Caught in the sway of your ritual
Caught in the sway of your ritual
The sway, the sway, ritual
Caught in the sway
One more day to make amends
And one more day to break the trend
Leave the place you know and break away
I will find
Caught in the sway of your ritual
Caught in the sway of your ritual
The sway, the sway, ritual
Caught in the sway
I’ll sing
Keep ‘em coming around
I’ll sing
Gotta keep ‘em keep ‘em coming around
I’ll sing
Gotta keep ‘em gotta keep em around
Caught in the sway of your ritual
Caught in the sway of your ritual
The sway, the sway, ritual
Caught in the sway
The work is never done, it never ends
The government will keep us in demand
I will find
Days turn to weeks, to months, to years
Floating away on a ship of fear
Tick tock the rhythm of the clocks, the beating drum
I will find
Caught in the sway of your ritual
Caught in the sway of your ritual
The sway, the sway, ritual
Caught in the sway
One more day to make amends
And one more day to break the trend
Leave the place you know and break away
I will find
Caught in the sway of your ritual
Caught in the sway of your ritual
The sway, the sway, ritual
Caught in the sway
I’ll sing
Keep ‘em coming around
I’ll sing
Gotta keep ‘em keep ‘em coming around
I’ll sing
Gotta keep ‘em gotta keep em around
Caught in the sway of your ritual
Caught in the sway of your ritual
The sway, the sway, ritual
Caught in the sway
04:11
Hey
Do you need to say something
Hey
Get it off your chest
Hey
Do you need to say something
Hey
Well it better be better than what comes next
I know you’re not a liar in your mind
Just a little bit misguided all the time
Come along to stoke the fire, get it on
What the hell are you waiting for
Get on your side and get on your way
I’m not on your side so get on your way
Come a little closer
And I’ll tell you what I see
If you get a little closer
Seeing is believing but it’s not to be
I know you’re not a fixed reality
Just a consequence of our society
Fire starter, wannabe martyr, what’s your game
And what the hell are you waiting for
Get on your side and get on your way
I’m not on your side so get on your way
Caught in the sway
One more day
Come this way
Do you need to say something
Hey
Get it off your chest
Hey
Do you need to say something
Hey
Well it better be better than what comes next
I know you’re not a liar in your mind
Just a little bit misguided all the time
Come along to stoke the fire, get it on
What the hell are you waiting for
Get on your side and get on your way
I’m not on your side so get on your way
Come a little closer
And I’ll tell you what I see
If you get a little closer
Seeing is believing but it’s not to be
I know you’re not a fixed reality
Just a consequence of our society
Fire starter, wannabe martyr, what’s your game
And what the hell are you waiting for
Get on your side and get on your way
I’m not on your side so get on your way
Caught in the sway
One more day
Come this way
03:12
Biography
After more than a decade of writing and recording music in many bands, touring across Canada and playing festivals in major Canadian cities, singer/guitarist Jordan Irwin is breaking out on his own as a solo artist. The River of Kings is the result of a long musical road and the music speaks for itself. Blending influences from Brit-rock, alternative, industrial Pop and full on Rock, River of Kings makes music with deep roots and sophisticated sound.
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