Emperor Songtext
von Lifter Puller

And I′ve got stuff to pick you up
What were you expecting?

And in the rearview mirror
I saw the resurrection

And on the elevator
Down at the multiplex
I just pushed every button
I was just bored, I guess
As I stopped and started
I felt my very best
You came in without your makeup
Wearing your new drugstore dress

Your face covered in curls and tears
Your eyes lit up like fifteen beers
You said your head was finally clear
You told me that you're leaving here

She puts it all in some boxes
On a big truck
Wish her bad luck


It′s a tough school
And a Quaalude
And a vacuum
Needs a clean house
And a clean break
And a few shakes
But no earthquake
And a ride home's
On the freeway
At the exit

By the campus
It's gonna bring her
Back to Connecticut

Gonna break you out of there
Open up the window and let down your hair

Wet up on the dashboard
Driving down the turnpike
Hope the ropes aren′t too tight

I am the emperor
That is what the crown is for
That is what the throne is for
That is what the ropes are for
That is what the gloves are for
This feels like a holy war
All I′m really asking for
Is open up the bathroom door


Up all night, I'm getting drunk and weird
We′ve got clear beer, I think you're gonna like it
Here among the windmills, baby, we can just chill
We could all be friends again

Don′t try to fight it
I've got scars enough
From the night I hit your moving truck
Put my things with you
And I put rings on you
Put myself in you
And now I′m bleeding, too