Little Emperor

[Verse 1]

Hey little emperor, come down from your throne

The hourglass is empty, your time has come and gone

The battlements are crumbling, the walls are tumbling down

Your counselors and concubines are getting out of town

Some say it’s an omen, some say it’s the winds of change

Which every way it’s going, it’s blowing like a hurricane

[Verse 2]

Hey little conqueror, where you gonna go?

The world is even smaller than it was when you left home

Emptiness in front of you and detritus behind

Nobody ever told you that history was kind

Standing on the corner, your fortune blowing in the wind

Daddy didn't warn you there ain't no going home again

[Chorus]

No pomp and circumstance, no more shock and awe

You’re just a little emperor, that’s all

[Verse 2]

Hey little hypocrite, what you gonna say

When you wind up standing naked on the final judgment day?

How you gonna justify it? Who you gonna call?

What if it turns out God don't look like you at all?

The leaves are in the teacup, the hieroglyphics on the wall

You ain't the first to rise up, you sure won’t be last to fall

[Chorus]

Hey little emperor, come down from your throne

And let another emperor climb on