Singing for The Pharaoh Lyrics by David Gray is a brand-new English song in the voice of popular artist David Gray, featured in the album “Dear Life”. This song explores themes of labor, longing, and self-discovery. The artist sings for a pharaoh while feeling disconnected and yearning for home. It reflects on the struggle to stay true to one’s essence amidst external demands. Vivid imagery of nature and metaphors of seeds, dreams, and creatures symbolize growth, resilience, and renewal. Ultimately, it emphasizes the desire for a fresh start and the enduring search for meaning.
Genre: Pop
Country: UK
Song Release Date: January 17, 2025
Album Release Date: January 17, 2025
After released accompanied by a music video, “Singing for The Pharaoh” quickly gained popularity in United Kingdom, United States, Ireland, Canada & Australia
Dive into the full lyrics below and immerse yourself in the emotions and storytelling that make this song unforgettable.
Singing for The Pharaoh Lyrics
I’m singing for the pharaoh
And I’m setting out alone
Down a vast unending furrow
To the sound of pick on stone
Hiding from our essential natures yeah we
Shrink back from the bone
Well I’m singing for the pharaoh
But I’m sickening for home
Can this voice carry seeds?
Can I seal this heart when the creature feeds?
Can this voice carry seeds?
At night my dreams are full alive
With root tips and filaments
See the blush of dawn in a crow filled sky
And I take these sacraments
Gonna burrow like a beetle
Into the high vaulted beams of governance
Yeah I’m wading through the treacle
Using my incoherence as evidence
Can this voice carry seeds
Can I seal this heart when the creature feeds
Can this voice carry seeds
Meanwhile deception weaves its spell and
Who knows where? Who knows when?
Let’s start again
Who knows where? Who knows when?
So
It’s a day like any other
For the breakers of rocks and the pickers of locks
For the spenders and the lenders
And the grim-faced descenders
And the riders of aftershocks
Well I’m singing for the pharaoh
But my spirit has taken to the hills
Where the gulls are white
And the sky is bright
And the plough has reopened
The field’s red gills
Let’s start again
Who knows where? Who knows when?
Let’s start again
Who knows where? Who knows when?
Let’s start again
Who knows where? Who knows when?
Let’s start again
Let’s start again
Can this voice carry seeds?
Can I seal this heart when the creature feeds?
Can this voice carry seeds?
Can I seal this heart when the creature feeds?
Singing for The Pharaoh (MV)
Audio Credits
Artist : David Gray
Album : Dear Life
Lyrics : David Gray
Music : Ben De Vries, David Gray
Label : Laugh a Minute Records