Aethelred's in the Darkroom

Aethelred ’s in the Darkroom

By the farms and the fields
By the rivers and the streams
While the moon aligns with Mercury
In a planetary scheme
The word on the street
Revolves around a broken vow

Chorus:
Aethelred ’s in the Darkroom
And the Vikings are on the prowl
Help us now

The cities are on fire
They put candles on the graves
Down in the basements
People hiding just like slaves
Your guilt or your innocence
Makes no difference now

Chorus:
Aethelred ’s in the Darkroom
And the Vikings are on the prowl
Help us now

The slaughter in November
On St. Brice’s Day
Fueled the former partners
With wild anger and wild rage
Revenge and destruction
Are on the ticket now

Chorus:
Aethelred ’s in the Darkroom
And the Vikings are on the prowl
Help us now








The bones of Sweyn’s sister
Her husband and their child
Found in a church in Oxford
In a tarnished Danish shroud
Sounding the onslaught
A blaring Northern howl


Chorus:
Aethelred ’s in the Darkroom
And the Vikings are on the prowl
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Well you can leave proud England
And escape to France
Leave the country you imperiled
Leave your citizens to chance
Just one thing
You’ve left unresolved


Chorus:
Aethelred ’s still in the Darkroom
The Vikings are on the prowl
Help us now