Karaoké Brutus The Buttress

I've been watchin' him for my entire life

I hate the air he breathes

His foolish decrees

His words so contrived

And I hate the way the townspeople gather outside

They hang on every breath

Cling to his chest home to his heart full of pride

The oracle told him to beware the Ides and I'd be lyin' if I said

I wasn't wishin' for untimely death or demise

Or am I just wishin'

I could be like you

That the people would see me too as a poet and not just the muse

Oh it's not true

I don't wish harm upon you

From birth we've been like brothers of different mothers within the spirit of the same womb

May the gods strike me down if I forsake you

Frater meus

You're beautifully made and to you I'm forever grateful

I'll never forget that you showed me to make art

And I know the love you showed me came from a pure and noble heart

I love you and if you want

I'll call you King

But why do I lie awake each night thinkin'

Instead of you it should be me

Somethin' wicked this way comes and as I set to face it I'm unsure

Should I embrace it, should I run

What motivates me

Hatred, is it love

What's more wrong that I too wish to be great or my mother wished she'd had a son

And even if I can't be the one maybe I could at least help make way for him until the day that he comes

Maybe my name could also be known

That I helped return good to the people and restored greatness to Rome

Brutus, Brutus, Brutus, Brutus

Brutus, Brutus, Brutus, Brutus

Brutus, Brutus, Brutus, Brutus

Brutus, Brutus, Brutus, Brutus

Yaah

My name is Brutus and my name means heavy so with a heavy heart I'll guide this dagger into the heart of my enemy

My whole life you were a teacher and friend to me

Please know my actions are not motivated only by envy

I too have a destiny

This death will be art

The people will speak of this day from near and afar

This event will be history and I'll be great too

I don't want what you have

I wanna be you

I always knew I could be the one

Though I feel the endless pain of bein' and I am scorched by the Sun

Of humble origins and born of the cursed sex

My name is Brutus but the people will call me Rex