Support Your Local Emperor Lyrics

Support your local emperor
Pay him tribute every time
Let it be known he holds your fate
From his fingertips shall flow the wineTell him when he speaks the air is sweet
Wherever he walks rose beds be laid
So that he may always feel secure
In the vast empire that he madeBut could you tell me
What he's ever done for you?I'm not the one that needed an army
I'm not the one that needed respect
I'm not the one that hopes they'll remember
I'm not the one that they'll likely forgetIt seems no one's gonna walk where he's willing to walk
And with the ears of the bat and the eyes of a hawk
You can see that in the end, it's just a little bit of talk
But a rodent's always looking for some cat he can stalk
To meow for him, to meow for himRemember once when you were young
It really was not all that long ago
You reached out your hand and it was met
You let your heart will tell you soSo bow your head, don't meet his eyes

Royalty speaks, you then reply
Someday he may find his throne is cold
Someday he may chance to wonder whyBut could you tell me
What he's ever done for you?I'm not the one that needed an army
I'm not the one that needed respect
I'm not the one that hopes they'll remember
I'm not the one that they'll likely forgetIt seems no one's gonna walk where he's willing to walk
And with the ears of the bat and the eyes of a hawk
You can see in the end, it's just a little bit of talk
But a rodent's always looking for some cat he can stalk
To meow for him, to meow for himSupport your local emperor
Pay him tribute every time
Let it be known he holds your fate
From his fingertips shall flow all the wineTell him when he speaks the air is sweet
Wherever he walks rose beds be laid
Someday he may find his throne is cold
In the vast empire that he's made