It's been a while since I posted this, and I haven't gotten any reviews yet.
That makes me sad.
Anyway, I've got another one, off the same "album". This one is two parts, and two tracks, but they follow the same story. One is the reason for the party, the other is the day after.
The Emperess-(Medium rock beat)
Some people devote their lives
To the pursuit of material lies.
I've seen firsthand what that can do.
I once spent a hundred on a single shoe.
The empress was a one like me
Just focused on being queen bee.
She'd primed her body all nice and cute,
But she wouldn't date a man without social roots.
I made money and got new friends
If I tried to surface, I'dve got the bends
It's not as hard as one might think
The trick is not to notice when it stinks.
And Midas never got the girl
Because she'd turn to gold
But when he realized his errors,
He'd become too old.
Whatever the trend I followed it,
Whatever the poison, I swallowed it.
I was hoping to get a lass
But each day was another empty glass.
I wallowed in champaign
To keep from going insane.
But as surely as the devil's in you
The devil's in the bottle too.
I stopped working hard.
That's how I started card.
I didn't get the girl,
and I've resigned myself to travel the world.
And Midas never got the girl
Because she'd turn to gold
But when he realized his errors,
He'd become too old.
I'm too old to do this
It's still on my wish-list.
I wanna live off the land
Unemployment checks are grand.
I think I'm a failure
I should become a sailor.
Freedom's my cup of tea
But living in regret is never truly free.
Yesterday I met her, god bless
Looking like an empress.
I felt so sad right then
I almost wanted to try it again.
And Minas never got the girl
Because she'd turn to gold
But when he realized his errors,
He'd become too old.
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The Emperor (Reggae Beat)
Well wake up man, you're dizzy
And the rest of your body is busy.
You're mind's your only safe place
And you were bombed out of your face.
Man, you better think.
You didn't sleep a wink.
You're head's humming with might
You don't know what you did last night.
You are an emperor
No matter what you've done before.
You could live like another guy
Or die with your head held high.
Let's save up what you can
And play your final hand.
You lost quite a bit last night
Judging by the table on the right
Leave before you have to pay.
Man, you better run away.
Take the cash you lost
And break the heart you crossed.
Mother, did it need to be so high?