Hail to the Emperor!
The trumpets sound
Tyranny abounds
Ancient Abhorrent Abomination
The king will kill us all
Don’t you protest
Lest he test
Endurance of your flesh
Chorus:
Make way for the emperor! The god of Jupiter!
Our king of carnage, lord of lust, and sovereign of sin!
Such small boots for the viper writhing in Rome’s bosom
This nursery shall raise a raging regal ruling monarch
This sociopath turned psychopath parades his ugly face
Calamity, insanity, they both shall mark this tragedy
For deep inside his evil mind is cruelty most unkind
Success will be fortuitous lest young Gaius beguile us
The cruel shall lead the blind
We’ll watch his mind unwind
The man he is behind closed doors
Displayed for all to see
His senses all unhinged
On innocence he’ll binge
No pain shall quench his thirst
Unless you first...
(Chorus x1)
...
Ancient Abhorrent Abomination
The king will kill us all
Don’t you protest
Lest he test
Endurance of your flesh
The cruel shall lead the blind
We’ll watch his mind unwind
The man he is behind closed doors
Displayed for all to see
His senses all unhinged
On innocence he’ll binge
No pain shall quench his thirst
Unless you first...
Sister dear! Won’t you come here and let me show you fear?
OH YES Come and delight my appetite, I’ll let you free by end of night
The scent of incest here is blessed by my fine choice of spiteful dress
These leaders all useless whores. I’ll open floating doors.
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