Sicilian Crest

Sicilian Crest
Album	In League With Dragons
Released	April 26, 2019
Length	4:21
Previous Track	"An Antidote for Strychnine"

Sicilian Crest is the 12th song on In League with Dragons.

Lyrics

In these times of wanting prophecy
And false witnesses
Up to all manner of deviltry
Drench a kitchen rag in heretic’s blood
Wash your windows and prepare for the flood

Look to the west
Look to the man
Bearing the Sicilian Crest

Portents in the sky
Say that the time is near
Dial into the signal
Coming in loud and clear
Sacrificial victims out of the cage
Smiling as they're taking the stage

Look to the west
Look to the man
Bearing the Sicilian Crest

Out of the blue
Everything’s new
All the talk we heard was true
The legends we all heard once
The whispers from the storefronts

Hope for the best
Prepare for the worst
We wait like stockpiled landmines
Ready to burst
Wait all your life to see what you see
Open up your eyes and be free

Look to the west
Look to the man
Bearing the Sicilian Crest

Comments by John Darnielle About this Song

• "This is a song which tries to understand the mindset that welcomes incipient fascism." -- 2019-07-20 - Union Transfer - Philadelphia, PA

Live Shows this Song Was Played at

• 2019-04-26 - 9:30 Club - Washington, D.C.
• 2019-04-27 - Dogfish Head Brewery - Milton, DE
• 2019-04-28 - Wilbur Theatre - Boston, MA
• 2019-04-30 - Brooklyn Steel - Brooklyn, NY
• 2019-05-01 - White Eagle Hall - Jersey City, NJ
• 2019-05-04 - Bronson Centre - Ottawa, ON
• 2019-05-05 - Phoenix - Toronto, ON
• 2019-05-07 - Mr. Smalls - Millvale, PA
• 2019-05-08 - Mr. Smalls - Millvale, PA
• 2019-05-09 - Woodward Theater - Cincinnati, OH
• 2019-05-10 - Cannery Ballroom - Nashville, TN
• 2019-05-11 - Minglewood Hall - Memphis, TN
• 2019-05-13 - Buskirk-Chumley Theater - Bloomington, IN
• 2019-05-14 - Majestic Theatre - Madison, WI
• 2019-05-15 - Thalia Hall - Chicago, IL
• 2019-05-16 - Sound Opinions - Thalia Hall - Chicago, IL
• 2019-05-17 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
• 2019-07-16- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert - New York, NY
• 2019-07-17 - Ottobar - Baltimore, MD
• 2019-07-18 - Ottobar - Baltimore, MD
• 2019-07-19 - Union Transfer - Philadelphia, PA
• 2019-07-20 - Union Transfer - Philadelphia, PA
• 2019-07-22 - Asbury Lanes - Asbury Park, NJ
• 2019-07-23 - The Jefferson - Charlottesville, VA
• 2019-07-24 - Merge 30 - Carolina Theatre - Durham, NC
• 2019-08-08 - The Broadberry - Richmond, VA
• 2019-08-09 - College Street Music Hall - New Haven, CT
• 2019-08-10 - SummerStage - New York, NY
• 2019-08-16 - Music in the Mill - Hickory, NC
• 2019-08-28 - Metro Music Hall - Salt Lake City, UT
• 2019-08-29 - Pink Garter Theatre - Jackson, WY
• 2019-08-30 - The Pub Station - Billings, MT
• 2019-08-31 - Top Hat Lounge - Missoula, MT
• 2019-09-01 - Bing Crosby Theater - Spokane, WA
• 2019-09-04 - The Showbox - Seattle, WA
• 2019-09-05 - Neumo's - Seattle, WA
• 2019-09-06 - Commodore Ballroom - Vancouver, BC
• 2019-09-07 - McDonald Theatre - Eugene, OR
• 2019-09-09 - Crystal Ballroom - Portland, OR
• 2019-09-10 - Aladdin Theater - Portland, OR
• 2019-09-12 - The Fillmore - San Francisco, CA
• 2019-09-13 - The Fillmore - San Francisco, CA
• 2019-09-14 - Belasco Theater - Los Angeles, CA
• 2019-09-16 - House of Blues - Anaheim, CA
• 2019-09-17 - House of Blues - San Diego, CA
• 2019-09-18 - Brooklyn Bowl - Las Vegas, NV
• 2019-11-09 - Slaktkyrkan - Stockholm, Sweden
• 2019-11-10 - Rockefeller - Oslo, Norway
• 2019-11-14 - De Helling - Utrecht, The Netherlands
• 2019-11-17 - Brudenell Social Club - Leeds, England
• 2019-11-18 - St. Luke's - Glasgow, Scotland
• 2019-11-20 - Button Factory - Dublin, Ireland
• 2019-11-22 - Sala 0 - Madrid, Spain
• 2019-11-23 - Cafe Torgal - Ourense, Spain
• 2019-12-06 - The Haw River Ballroom - Graham, NC
• 2019-12-07 - The Haw River Ballroom - Graham, NC
• 2024-04-05 - Haw River Ballroom - Saxapahaw, NC
• 2024-04-06 - The Eastern - Atlanta, GA
• 2024-04-08 - Victory Theatre - Evansville, IN
• 2024-04-09 - Kalamazoo State Theatre - Kalamazoo, MI
• 2024-04-10 - Turner Hall Ballroom - Milwaukee, WI
• 2024-04-12 - Palace Theatre - Saint Paul, MN
• 2024-04-13 - The City Center - Champaign, IL
• 2024-04-15 - Washington's - Fort Collins, CO
• 2024-04-16 - Gothic Theatre - Denver, CO
• 2024-04-17 - Gothic Theatre - Denver, CO
• 2024-04-19 - The Stiefel Theatre - Salina, KS
• 2024-04-20 - Delmar Hall - Saint Louis, MO
• 2024-04-21 - The Caverns - Pelham, TN
• 2024-04-22 - Salvage Station - Asheville, NC

Videos of this Song

• 2019-04-26 - 9:30 Club - Washington, D.C.
• 2019-07-16- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert - New York, NY
• 2019-11-09 - Slaktkyrkan - Stockholm, Sweden