I am the king of all that I survey - beware my son it could be yours one day. Heir transparent to a dynasty - dog - emperor of woe and misery. It sent me mad but now it makes me furious I'm shadowed by a doubt - I dubious.
Too many handshakes - not enough sincerity. Promises of glass break - spilling poisoned treachery.
I'm a founding member of the Pessimist Society, I talk to my reflection 'cause I trust it not to lie to me. Jesus loved Judas - Judas kissed Jesus. Caesar loved Brutus - Brutus killed Caesar.
I am the king of all that I survey - beware my son it could be yours one day. Heir transparent to a dynasty - dog - emperor of woe and misery. It sent me mad but now it makes me furious I'm shadowed by a doubt - I dubious.
Playing noughts and zeros - on my Boolean table. We're 'warts and all' heroes of this true - life fable.
I'm the entertainer at the Bankrupt Club reunion, if there's a church of failure - I'll kneel and take communion. Wed to Delilah - shorn in my sleep, sentenced by Pilate - and nailed up to weep.
I am the king of all that I survey - beware my son it could be yours one day. Heir transparent to a dynasty - dog - emperor of woe and misery. It sent me mad but now it makes me furious I'm shadowed by a doubt - I dubious.