When London Burns

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Louis Philippe

Louis Philippe I (6 October 1773 – 26 August 1850), nicknamed the Citizen King, was King of the French from 1830 to 1848, and the penultimate monarch of France. As Louis Philippe, Duke of Chartres, he distinguished himself commanding troops during the Revolutionary Wars and was promoted to lieutenant general by the age of nineteen, but he broke with the Republic over its decision to execute King Louis XVI. He fled to Switzerland in 1793 after being connected with a plot to restore France's monarchy. His father Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (Philippe Égalité) fell under suspicion and was executed during the Reign of Terror. Louis Philippe remained in exile for 21 years until the Bourbon Restoration. He was proclaimed king in 1830 after his cousin Charles… more »


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Take a breath
Take a look
Think of all the lies it took 
To set you free again
Rest awhile
If you can
In this shadow hides a man
Who'll never walk again

Not that it matters or that you will ever know
To you reality is just what's put on show
Another game to sell, another crust to earn
Another fiddle to play when London burns

Take a breath
Take a look
Think of all the lies it took 
To set you free again
Rest awhile
If you can
In this shadow hides a man
Who'll never walk again

Like a fool whose memories have dimmed and waned
You hail a past that would be better left unclaimed
You throw a party for yesterday's ghosts
That's no surprise to me, looking at the host

Take a breath, take a look

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Written by: Philippe Auclair

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