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Artist: Syd Barrett
Canonical path: /syd-barrett/matilda-mother
Related lyric paths: 6
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Matilda Mother
Read Matilda Mother lyrics by Syd Barrett on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Matilda Mother
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There was a king who ruled the land.
His majesty was in command.
With silver eyes the scarlet eagle
Showers silver on the people.
Oh Mother, tell me more.
Why'd'ya have to leave me there
Hanging in my infant air waiting?
You only have to read the lines
They're scribbly black and everything shines.
Across the stream with wooden shoes
With bells to tell the king the news
A thousand misty riders climb up
Higher once upon a time.
Wandering and dreaming
The words have different meaning.
Yes they did.
For all the time spent in that room
The doll's house, darkness, old perfume
And fairy stories held me high on
Clouds of sunlight floating by.
Oh Mother, tell me more
Tell me more.
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Syd Barrett performs "Matilda Mother", and this lyric page sits inside the Syd Barrett catalog on LyroVerse.
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