WORLD DOMINATION (NO THRONE)

[Opening — one gavel hit] [DASnot] world domination sounds exhausting [marching snare begins alone] [Part I] my dialect got fingerprints from everybody with authority every hallway got a person explaining who I'm supposed to be outside my door another cigarette inside my head another government everybody running something half of 'em can't run themselves yet world keeps spinning I wake up late still somehow arrive before my fate notoriety waving from across the street I wave back don't invite it in [metal hit] I made the same mistakes with better vocabulary made a little progress then got suspicious when they congratulated me money hungry power thirsty glory walking round with somebody else's name tag every throne I've ever seen looked uncomfortable I'll pass [Hook — huge drums, brass fragments] WORLD DOMINATION no throne no crown if I own the whole world who the hell mows the ground? WORLD DOMINATION keep the gold keep the chair I just want enough room to breathe without somebody standing there WORLD DOMINATION sounds good written down till everybody wants a king and I don't even want to run this town [Part II — drums crooked] dividends power glory people love those words put enough shine around a cage somebody calls it earned hold your yield hold your position hold your hand over my life tell me fear is respect long enough maybe somebody buys it not me I watched systems lean their whole weight on one person then call the dent a character flaw watched people borrow authority start walking different by tomorrow [gavel hit] objection to what? all of it [Hook] WORLD DOMINATION no throne no crown if I own the whole world who the hell mows the ground? WORLD DOMINATION keep the gold keep the chair all that power just to spend your whole life checking who's still there [Break — everything stops] [ticking metal] [upright bass] [DASnot] I used to think being untouchable meant nobody could hurt you turns out nobody can reach you either [long pause] so keep the fortress [bass continues] [Part III] those who hold power want fear to look like order want silence to look like peace want obedience to photograph well and call the picture relief I got one flexible cape one bad habit of changing my mind one soul one name and apparently an unreasonable amount of surviving time choices that's the part nobody puts on the monument choice to follow choice to leave choice to admit you were full of shit and start again clean [organ enters, low and ugly] redemption ain't a parade faith ain't a trophy courage ain't never being scared and intelligence ain't knowing everything sometimes smart is finally noticing the crown is just another thing somebody wants you to carry [Final Hook — enormous, slow] WORLD DOMINATION NO THRONE NO CROWN throw whatever you got at me I'm still looking around WORLD DOMINATION NO KING NO CHAIR if I ever rule anything let it be what I do when fear gets here [drums double] WORLD DOMINATION [metal] WORLD DOMINATION [brass] WORLD DOMINATION [everything cuts] [DASnot] nah [one gavel hit] [DASnot] meeting adjourned