[Verse 1] A man of straw who craves a thought, a puppet waiting for its strings... A man of tin, a hollow case, A lion with a borrowed roar. Three broken things, a fragile pact, To find the god who'll make them whole. [Chorus] Follow... follow the yellow brick road, A gilded path to a lie so bold. [Verse 2] A city built of emerald glass, a pretty cage to watch you pass... A booming voice, a god's decree, A test of faith for all to see. [Bridge] P-p-pay no attention to the man behind the curtain! The great and powerful, trembling fraud! The booming voice, a cheap facade! You pulled the lever, saw the gears, And drowned a god in his own fears! [Final Chorus] Follow... follow the yellow brick road! it leads you back to you! A gilded path to a lie so bold! A perfect promise, bought and sold, [Outro] I had the power all along. The Gilded Road (A Deconstruction of Oz) Written and performed by @otherworldlydrumstick919 Copyright © 2025 Otherworldly Drum Stick. All rights reserved. This work contains references to characters and settings from L. Frank Baum’s novel *The Wonderful Wizard of Oz* (1900), which is in the public domain. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by the owners of the 1939 MGM film or its related trademarks.
