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Date of issue: 04.08.1991
Record label: 4AD
Song language: English
Louis XIV |
(May I bring you up to date? |
We are living in the 20'th century not in the 1800's |
May I bring you up to date, sir? |
We are not alive at all) |
This isn’t Napoleon this isn’t Bonaparte this is fate |
This isn’t Josephine she’s still in the tent |
This isn’t the Holy Mother Mary on the balcony of Judas |
This is Louis, Louis the sun king |
Louis Quatorze he was the fire king |
He had disgrace there was no finer prince |
He had this whole department structured up in Maine |
This is Louis, Louis the sun king |
He sacked the Pope who played the pawn in Venezuela |
(In Venezuela they have lots of cocaine) |
The cocaine drug is sending people to their magic maker |
But when I come home it’s what I want |
(Emperors and gender benders dictate |
What’s going on) |
I’m going to seek and find and spend my favourite dollar |
This isn’t Napoleon or one of his divine illusions |
This isn’t Napoleon this isn’t fate this isn’t drugs |
This is Louis, Louis the sun king |
I’m getting sick of all the history and facts |
I’m going to sail a boat and never coming back |
I’m going to trash the Pope and bury his career |
And sail this boat into the Southern Hemisphere |
You know they say the grass is always greener on the other side |
I know it’s not true I’ve been there and I’m dying to get back |
The grease from grass is born of peace then worn away |
My name’s Napoleon I didn’t know that |
This isn’t Napoleon (Venezuela!) |
And Venezuela’s vacant |
(Venezuela's peeking holding jewels up to the West) |
They say the grass is greener on the other side |
I know it’s not true |
And I’ve been there and I want to get back |
I’m getting sick of all the history and facts |
I’m going to sail a boat and never coming back |
I’m going to trash the Pope and bury his career |
And sail this boat into the Southern Hemisphere |
(May I bring you up to date? I am up to date) |
This isn’t Napoleon this isn’t fate this isn’t rhyme |
This is a story of times that we had sight |
This is Louis, Louis the sun king |
Louis Quatorze, Louis XIV, Louis revolting |
He wore his faith abused his wealth in the years 1600's |
14,000 men, 14,000 horses withdrew their labours |
And here we go into the principality of Paris |
We burn the palace and shoot the people with the sour faces |
The sour faces have got the people’s innocence in their hands |
And this dirty, filthy palace has still got no truth |
We storm the palace on the 4th and 5th amendements |
My name’s Napoleon, I didn’t breed there |
They say the grass is greener on the other side |
Well, I’ve been there… |
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