This second collection of Nick Cave`s song lyrics and other writings covers the period from the ground-breaking album Tender Prey to the sublime simplicity of The Boatman`s Call. In addition to all Cave`s lyrics recorded with The Bad Seeds during this time, King Ink II includes several lyrics as yet unrecorded, as well as a number written for other artists and for the Wim Wenders films Faraway, So Close! and Until the End of the World. A short film treatment and a substantial essay on the subject of language and the Bible, The Flesh Made Word , are among further material which is not available elsewhere.