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The Emperor Has a Jealous Need

from Big Bad Cake by The Royal Blue

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lyrics

The Emperor has a Jealous Need
(Kerwell/Nelson/Taugner)

Hop, skip around made another mistake,
I couldn't touch a shadow and I couldn't be late.
I don't foresee anything at all,
I was home when my lady called.

I will take your hand and touch your heart,
Give me a kiss, it's the place to start.
Everyone is happy when the sun is out,
Everyone is mad when the rain comes down.

Summer is here, and summer is there,
You wonder how time disappears.
Everything is made up, the world is a lie,
But you persist climbing to the sky.

I couldn't hear your Majesty,
The Emperor has a jealous need.

Everyone came out to a summer play,
Everyone likes to add their phrase.
The laughs and the cries and the shaking ground,
I will rise above the sound.

Shaking it down on a great day,
Coming around with your locket and lace.
I couldn't see the roof top, I wouldn't beware,
Smoke and dust choking up the air.

I couldn't hear your Majesty,
The Emperor has a jealous need.

I don't know what mean,
Or why you sent for me.
I don't know what you feel,
I'm laughing at the scene.

Sabers flash when the horse comes down,
Cannon ripping up the ground.
I don't see what you're trying to gain,
A hilltop, some lightning, ground soaked in rain.

Rode to the sound of the roaring guns,
I didn't want to go, it wouldn't be fun.
I don't foresee anything at all,
I was home when my lady called.

I couldn't hear your Majesty,
The artillery is starting to scream.

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from Big Bad Cake, released July 21, 2018

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The Royal Blue is a 3-piece Garage Rock band based out of Appleton, WI. An eclectic mix of alternative rock, folk, blues, garage, 70s punk and power pop.

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