Tim Buckley - a) Sefronia - After Asklepiades, After Kafka; b) Sefronia - The King's Chain

Album: Sefronia Year: 1973 Lyrics: a) Sefronia -- After Asklepiades After Kafka (03.11) Sefronia shook the black cat's bone at me And I was only wax in the spell of fire Oh my coal black sister, When black coal burns it ripens into a rose She pried the whip out of her master's hand And lashed at her own skin So she'd be master, how could she know This was just a dream born, Of a new knot in the bullwhip. b) Sefronia -- The King's Chain (02.30) I couldn't buy you with a hundred cattle But you hike in shells and feathers Up the African beach, I am king here, tied to this hut by the King's chain My power's like a tree and green taboo to me The chameleon lies in your dusty fingers, And blue flies circle your head like stars; Jump into me now, I must not see the water, Let me sip weakness from your dark nipples.

Added 16 Sept 2026