Why? (The King of Love Is Dead)

Nina Simone

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WHY? (THE KING OF LOVE IS DEAD) What's gonna happen now? In all of our cities? My people are rising; they're living in lies. Even if they have to die Even if they have to die at the moment they know what life is Even at that one moment that ya know what life is If you have to die, it's all right Cause you know what life is You know what freedom is for one moment of your life But he had seen the mountaintop And he knew he could not stop Always living with the threat of death ahead Folks you'd better stop and think Everybody knows we're on the brink What will happen, now that the King is dead? We can all shed tears; it won't change a thing Teach your people: Will they ever learn? Must you always kill with burn and burn with guns And kill with guns and burn - don't you know how we gotta react? But he had seen the mountaintop And he knew he could not stop Always living with the threat of death ahead Folks you'd better stop and think Everybody knows we're on the brink What will happen, now that the King of love is dead?

WHY? (THE KING OF LOVE IS DEAD) Once upon this planet Earth, Lived a man of humble birth, Preaching love and freedom for his fellow man, He was dreaming of a day, Peace would come to earth to stay, And he spread this message all across the land. Turn the other cheek he’d plead, Love thy neighbor was his creed, Pain humiliation death, he did not dread With his Bible at his side, From his foes he did not hide, It’s hard to think that this great man is dead. (Oh yes) Will the murders never cease, Are thy men or are they beasts? What do they ever hope, ever hope to gain? Will my country fall, stand or fall? Is it too late for us all? And did Martin Luther King just die in vain? Cos he’d seen the mountain top, And he knew he could not stop, Always living with the threat of death ahead. Folks you’d better stop and think Cos we’re heading for the brink. What will happen now that he is dead? He was for equality, For all people you and me, Full of love and good will, hate was not his way. He was not a violent man. Tell me folks if you can, Just why, why was he shot down the other day? Well see he’d seen, the mountain top. And he knew he could not stop, Always living with the threat of death ahead. Folks you’d better stop and think…and feel again, For we’re heading for the brink. What’s gonna happen now that the king of love is dead?