“Queen of Pain”
(to the tune of “King of Pain” by The Police)
by Benjamin Kuhner
There’s a little speck crossing the sun today
And I called it my ship until yesterday
There’s a barren rock outside of Alpha Three
Population: one fool, and that fool is me
Chorus:
And my beacon calls out into the endless space
Hoping someone might find me, take me from this place
Sending curses out to she of a thousand names
Though I’ll know her forever as the queen of pain…
There’s a little speck crossing the sun today
(That’s my ship up there)
And I think she’s just mocking me to come this way
(That’s my ship up there)
There’s a record of marriage that I look upon
(That’s my ship up there)
And it’s not worth the paper that it’s printed on
(That’s my ship up there)
Chorus
There’s an endless frontier if you can cross the sky
(That’s my ship up there)
it belongs to the angels, for a man can’t fly
(That’s my ship up there)
Though I called her my angel, once upon a time
(That’s my ship up there)
My love loved only riches, and a life of crime
(That’s my ship up there)
Chorus
There’s a lass known as Saffron, and she knows your mind
There’s a girl called Yolanda, and she treats you kind
There’s a woman named Bridgett, and she’ll be your wife
They’re all one, have no name, and they’ll end your life…
There’s a moss you can eat, though it may make you sick.
There’s some water that’s brackish, but it does the trick.
There’s a little speck crossing the sun today
And it keeps flying on, whether I curse or pray…
And my beacon calls out into the endless space
Hoping someone might find me, take me from this place
Sending curses out to she of a thousand names
Though I’ll know her forever as the queen of pain
Queen of pain
Queen of pain
Yolanda, she’s queen of pain
Bridgett she is queen of pain
Saffron, she is queen of pain
By any name, queen of pain…