[ti:Why? (The King Of Love Is Dead] [ar:Nina Simone] [al:Les Indispensables] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Why? (The King Of Love Is Dead) - Nina Simone (妮娜·西蒙) [00:21.37]Once upon this planet earth [00:26.11]Lived a man of humble birth [00:31.85]Preaching love and freedom for his fellow man [00:40.11] [00:42.23]He was dreaming of a day [00:48.10]Peace would come to earth to stay [00:53.86]And he spread this message all across the land [01:02.11] [01:05.67]Turn the other cheek he'd plead [01:11.11]Love thy neighbor was his creed [01:15.75] [01:17.81]Pain humiliation death he did not dread [01:25.44] [01:28.94]With his Bible at his side [01:33.50] [01:35.63]From his foes he did not hide [01:39.75] [01:43.76]It's hard to think that this great man is dead Oh yes [01:59.87] [02:02.81]Will the murders never cease [02:07.56] [02:08.12]Are thy men or are they beasts [02:13.95] [02:15.50]What do they ever hope ever hope to gain [02:21.69] [02:24.82]Will my country fall stand or fall [02:33.00] [02:34.57]Is it too late for us all [02:38.56] [02:43.06]And did Martin Luther King just die in vain [02:51.12] [02:57.63]Cos he'd seen the mountain top [03:03.99] [03:04.93]And he knew he could not stop [03:07.87] [03:10.93]Always living with the threat of death ahead [03:21.44]Folks you'd better stop and think [03:28.25]Cos we're heading for the brink [03:33.20] [03:34.69]What will happen now that he is dead [03:40.94] [03:48.19]He was for equality [03:50.07] [03:52.63]For all people you and me [03:55.88] [03:59.57]Full of love and good will hate was not his way [04:08.26] [04:10.70]He was not a violent man [04:15.63] [04:17.82]Tell me folks if you can [04:20.26] [04:23.45]Just why why was he shot down the other day [04:29.51] [04:33.69]Well see he'd seen the mountain top [04:39.07] [04:43.13]And he knew he could not stop [04:45.64] [04:48.64]Always living with the threat of death ahead [04:56.51] [05:00.44]Folks you'd better stop and think'and feel again [05:08.44]For we're heading for the brink [05:12.20] [05:13.76]What's gonna happen now that the king of love is dead