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Ahhhh....childhood memories!

The Queen's Head

When I was a kid
I watched a show
King's wife lost her head
Which rolled by then slowed

The camera zoomed in
Did I see her eyes?
I ran to my room
But to my great surprise

CHORUS
The queen's head
Left for dead
Followed me there
Her steady stare
Beneath that sheath
Made me scared
In my young eyes
The queen's head
Had never died

Old Henry the Eighth
Loved Anne Boleyn
Until he saw red
And sent her head rollin'

That blindfold she wore
Seemed wet with tears
Guess that's how I saw
All of Anne Boleyn's fears

CHORUS (w/ changes)
The queen's head
Left for dead
Followed me there
Her steady stare
Beneath that sheath
Made me scared
Still in my eyes
The queen's head
Has never died

(c) 2012, Lisa Gundling

P.S. I posted this ten minutes or so ago but then made some changes...

Hi Lisa
A very unusual one this time.Thought it was a lyric about a UK pub when I saw the title lol
I mentioned to someone today that I'm sick of hearing about the Queen(it's her Diamond Anniversary, yawn)
and it's going toe to toe with the Olympic Torch for press coverage.
I was most amused as some Queens say(not me I'm married)) by the Boleyn/rollin rhyme.
I like all things King Henry V111 even though he was a an evil swine.
Travis

Hey Lisa
A nice lyric,unusual topic but cute in a creepy kind of way.

Peace
Joe

You had a nightmare, right,Lisa ?
Actually, I like far out stuff
At a couple read throughs, it looks pretty good--The C is quite long compared to the verses. Possibly cut a line or two out of it
Outside of that,possibly a one line outro--
Long Live the Queen
Write on

I really like this Lisa...a bit off the wall but a universal theme...how small kids are influenced by these scenes. Who cannot relate to gruesome??

I'm actually just reading a book about the Tudor dynasty. Just finished ole Henry's part in things. He really was a wretched creature, and many many people were executed in his reign...many for their wealth (monks and abbots of monasteries), while the rest were killed because of his almost impossible to adhere to laws created because he needed to be the absolute ruler. ANY deviation from his (well Cromwell and Cranmer's) policies was deemed treasonous, any disagreement was punished by death.

Even Cromwell was beheaded after years of service, while Cranmer was burned by Mary, his daughter.

Not a good time to be an independent thinker

Hey Travis,

I'm intrigued by Henry VIII also! I read the Margaret George biography/historical fiction account of him at one point....I came away with a whole new understanding of his complexity!

Regarding the Boleyn/rollin' rhyme -- hee hee. I liked that too, though I hope it really does work! Originally, I had "bowling" and I had the queen's head crashing into my thoughts....but I thought that went TOO far. After all, I have already pushed the limits here! LOL!

Lisa

Hi Wy,

Actually, I wish it had been a nightmare! After seeing her head roll on the show, I actually ran into my room, then went to use the bathroom and flushed the toilet. I thought that the queen's head was coming out of the toilet, chasing me, and I fled from the bathroom. For years after that, I would flush the toilet and run! When I'm in a particularly scary, deserted bathroom, I still imagine the queen's head...

(Uh, okay, I'm late for my therapy session, so I've gotta run!) When I return, I'll take a look at the maybe-too-long chorus, and think about your funny tagline too!

Thanks for stopping by!
Lisa

OOPS -- Sorry Joe!

I thought that you had written AFTER Wy, but realized that I had the order wrong!

Thank you for the cute and creepy -- I'll take that as a compliment from a top-one-percenter mensa kind of guy!

Lisa

Hi John,

I've no doubt that you like off-the-wall -- lol!

Interesting stuff about Henry the VIII, and your conclusion about it not being a good time to live for independent thinkers! Something tells me that you would NOT have fared too well during his reign!

Thanks for your always-interesting visit!

Lisa

Hi Lisa,

I'm gonna have nightmares! Definitely a unique idea, well written. Out of curiosity, do you have a type of music that you imagine with it?

Good write!

Jason

coincidently,i'm building a guillotine now!What a pleasently gruesome lyric!I'm likin' it!

LISA--

"IF YOU CAN KEEP YOUR HEAD, WHEN ALL ABOUT YOU ARE LOSING THEIRS"….YOU MAY STILL BE ALIVE! I DREAM A LOT OF THINGS LIKE THIS TOO---IT'S HELPS TO REMIND US, THERE IS A SUBCONSCIOUS WORLD LURKING, THAT IS SCARY AND SEEMS VERY REAL--EVERYONE HAS SHADOWY THINGS THAT SOMETIMES SURFACE--WHAT'S REAL AND IMAGINARY ARE VERY CLOSE AT TIMES!

I LIKE THIS ONE--

WRITE ON--

Mackie

Hi Jason,

Oh no -- don't let the queen head haunt you too -- she never goes away! I don't have music in mind...I sat down to write something else and all of a sudden I found myself writing about the queen's head.

Thanks for your nice visit!

Lisa

lisa.... i'm not sure we're gonna hear this one on the radio??? unless it's a heavy metal station??? LOL interesting though. :))) scotty

Thanks, Michael! I know it's not swampy, but I'm glad that gruesome is pleasing too -- lol! Lisa

Hey Mackie,

What a perfect quote for this topic! And yes, that subconscious world can be so vivid, and in children especially, it's SO very much alive! Thank you for your thoughtful and interesting insights on this topic!

Lisa

Hi Scotty,

What?!!! You wouldn't want to sing along to this on the radio?!!!! Go have some more BEER until it sounds good to you! Laughing!

Lisa

Hey Lisa,
I'd like stronger opening lines, keep or sweep

***maybe***

When I was a kid
I watched a terrifying show

Which would be even better if you could start with:

I watched a terrifying show
When I was only five
King's wife lost her head
Which slowed when it rolled by

The camera zoomed in
Did I see her (adjective) eyes?
I ran up to my room
But to my great surprise

Hi Shayne,

Yes -- I see what you mean! I guess I'll need to make those changes and additional tweaks on the whole thing to keep the meter right. Thanks so much for your help!

Lisa

Thanks for the heads up on this one. Love the horror captured from the childhood recollections. Divorce was a wee bit more sadistic back then. She took a cut in her benefits in a big way, and he married another poor soul doomed to the ax. Nicely done.
~~~MFB III

Hi Lisa,


Nice song.....

I think this part flows better, see what ya think...

Old Henry the Eighth
Loved Anne Boleyn
Until he saw red
And sent her head rollin'
And her head went rollin'

I'm also working on a QUEEN song but am slow at getting it done, I was inspired by all the QUEEN JUBILEE stuff going on , I didnt start it TILL sunday and thought it would just flow out of me that evening but I was mistaken.

Calvin


http://www.soundclick.com/bands/0/calvinstewart

Hi MFB -- Yes -- I guess most marriages stayed together back then! Thank you for your visit and reflections! -- Lisa

Hi Calvin -- LOL -- I saw your funny throne song, but I haven't had a chance to comment on anything the past few days! Thank you very much for the great suggestion -- it does read better that way and it will definitely go into the rewrite! -- Lisa

The Ray Harryhausen version of 'Clash of Titans' came out when I was a boy. I remember being freaked out afterward by Medusa. When I would try to sleep, I would see her severed head and glowing eyes staring back at me. I'd jump out of bed and run into my parents' room. Your song made me think of that.

HiDee Mz Maryland!

Nice & Spoo-Kay...heh! (I've always wondered just How Long those severed heads could still SEE what was goin'-on afterwards...must really be as Terrifying a Visual as anything-Imaginable.)

Once ya understand the Plumbing-Involved in a toilet, you can forget Your Fears...heh...(too-small an opening for any Heads to pop-up!)

Thanks for inspiring Our Co- on the next Terrifying Kid's Memory Number...should be ready to post tomorrow!

Good Luck with this one...Was certainly Inspirational, eh? ;-)>

Best Wishes & Big Hugs,
Stan

of all the titles, I entered this topic coz I got curious with the title.. how'd you came up with that lyric Lisa? very nice and eye-catching title and lyric though.





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of all the titles, I entered this topic coz I got curious with the title.. how'd you came up with that lyric Lisa? very nice and eye-catching title and lyric though.





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Hi Aaron,

Hey -- when we wrote "Rogue's Song," you didn't mention that Medusa was bringing up childhood terrors! Thanks for sharing your creepy story -- makes me feel better about the normalcy (or lack thereof) of mine!

Lisa

Hi Stan,

The queen's head was more like a movie image, so toilet plumbing knowledge didn't help a bit! Now, I DID once fall into a toilet when I was a child (in the Florida Keys, now that I think about it!) and couldn't get myself out. But, well, that's reserved for another song!

I can't say that I'm glad this song inspired our "Under the Bed" co-write, because I don't really like to feel responsible for making others remember their childhood fears, but, well....okay, I'm glad! Laughing....

Thanks for your visit and for our latest lyric! I'll be visiting that next!

Lisa

Hi BlackWearsBlue,

I'm happy to hear that this caught your eye!

It is a very real memory and the fear lasted for years! Even today, if I'm not careful, the sound of a flushing toilet will evoke those feelings...!

Thank you for stopping by, and nice to meet you!

Lisa

Since I've begun working with you, a lot of my childhood issues I thought I had resolved have been haunting me again.

Hey Aaron -- Laughing here...just putting down the words as I hear them!! Lisa

I'm tempted to call this cute, Lisa, but given the subject, that doesn't seem apt. Whatever, it is really original and well-written, for sure.

As we say over here in the UK The Queen's Head the best pub in town.
Is Aaron doing the music for this Lisa?
Travis

Hi Frank,

Yeah, not so cute when the queen's head is chasing you through the house - ho, ho! Thanks for your nice visit!

Lisa

Hey Travis,

I just Googled and found listings for The Queen's Head pub! I didn't know!

Also, I haven't heard from Aaron about any music for this, but I'm sure that the day it strikes his fancy to write about a severed queen's head haunting a kid...he'll be right on it! lol!

Lisa