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Artist: Current 93
Canonical path: /current-93/the-darkly-splendid-world
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The Darkly Splendid World
Read The Darkly Splendid World lyrics by Current 93 on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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The Darkly Splendid World
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King after king after king
Then queen then queen then king
Dead in lines and dead in singular
They are dead they are dead
Altogether dead
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