I, the drifter, wandered through the marketplace
When the Queen’s royal procession passed on through the land
The bourgeois paused when she looked upon my face
And she took my hand
Now I know I shouldn’t fuck with royalty
I’ll just stay in the peasant class, that’s fine with me
I’ll find some way to shut my heart down and live peacefully
I used to crown her queen of the world in my mind
But for some reason I never became the king
Just some old jester who performs for scraps and rinds
It didn’t get me a thing
What a waste to spend my time in that queen’s court
I’ve been replaced by another jester, that’s for sure
I’ll just stomp on her tiara and I’ll smash it up
Now I know I shouldn’t fuck with royalty
I’ll just stay in the peasant class, that’s fine with me I’ll find some way to shut my heart down and live peacefully
credits
from Waiting for the Echoes,
released November 5, 2021
From Demo '98, Self-Released, September 1998
Recorded Summer 1998 @ MAST Studios in New Jersey by Steve Casper
Remastered by Bill Henderson @ Azimuth Mastering
Line-Up:
Aaron Scott: Vocals
Oscar Rodriguez: Guitars, Vocals
Carly Guarino: Bass, Vocals
Jaime Villamarin: Drums
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