In this song, the singer is facing a struggle and fears that his epitaph will be "confusion." Greg Lake, who was the bass player with the group for the In the Court of The Crimson King album (his only album with the band, as he left to form Emerson, Lake & Palmer), explained: "'Epitaph' is basically a song about looking with confusion upon a
The Court Of The Crimson King (Part 1) [Mono Single Version] [Single A Side Lyrics by King Crimson from the In the Court of the Crimson King [2-CD] album - including song video, artist biography, translations and more: The dance of the puppets The rusted chains of prison moons Are shattered by the sun. I walk a road, horizons change …
The band was King Crimson and the album was In the Court of the Crimson King, released 50 years ago this month. Like Nirvana’s Nevermind, Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust and Run DMC’s eponymous debut