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lyrics

The emperor awoke today
His golden curls in disarray
Fever swole his holy brain
He barely got one sandal laced

Before he stumbled to the door
His guards asleep there on the floor
Stepping down the marble hall
He braced his arm against the wall

And all around him bounced the morning light
All that he could smell was his own skin
That’s when it hit him
Like Jove’s lightning

He said I want to be selfish
I want to be selfish
I have held myself upside down
Like a purse above a crowd
I feel all emptied out
And I want to be selfish

I want to be
I want to be
Three black snakes in an olive tree
And I want to be a charioteer
With a tattoo on each bicep
I want to be
I want to be
The tallest wave in the Ionian Sea
Oh, senators, are you hearing me?
Write this down, you better write this
Down
Write this down, you better write this
Down

I awoke today to see
A Caligula in me
Reclining against my spleen
Sweating, shouting, shivering
And all day long, I keep him nice and small
All night long, he works at growing tall
That’s when he gets his
Song in my head

It goes I want to be selfish
I want to be selfish
I have held myself upside down
Like a purse above a crowd
I feel all emptied out
And I want to be selfish
I want to be selfish
I have held myself upside down
Till nothing more came out
I feel all emptied out
And I want to be
I want to be....
I want to be selfish

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from Ghosties, released November 2, 2018

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Gawain and The Green Knight Brooklyn, New York

Music for falling in love with the ghost in your attic.

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