The Forgetmenauts — The Summer King
When a river spirit entices you into their realm, there's only one thing to do... dive in.
From the album BE NIMBLE, BE QUICK
Bandcamp: https://theforgetmenauts.bandcamp.com
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0GFHX...
Video directed, filmed, and edited by Sean White: https://vimeo.com/seanwhitefilms
Filmed on location at Black Iris Manor in Grass Valley, California, with many thanks to Chayna Girling
The Forgetmenauts are:
Walker Staples: Guitar, vocals, faery tale protagonist
Tyler Gary: Clarinet, magical merman
Kit Gripp: Mandolin, vocals, forest spirit
Emma Williams: Bass, nautical expert
Abe Finkelstein: Cello, the sparkliest poncho
Danielle Schneider and Collin Sullivan: Drums, occasional body swapping
Wedding Officiant: Chayna Girling
The Summer King
Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Tyler Gary in Oakland, CA
Written by The Forgetmenauts
Lyrics by Walker Staples
Quiet by a river in the middle of June
I lost my virtue in the weeds
As through the water calm & clear
The Summer King he Called to Me
He took my hand and pulled me down
And in a voice like Spring he said
“Leave your cares on the mossy floor
And with me lay on the river bed”
I will not see Autumn’s fire,
No more shall I fear the frost
I shall slake my sweet desire
Lovelorn, fearless, I am lost
A hyacinth scepter and a river birch throne,
Spatterdock Tobacco in a Dutchman’s pipe
A firefly procession and a bullfrog choir
A Summer rain on our Wedding Night.
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