Nero danced the day that Rome burned
Fiddle in his hands
Wreath upon his head
The devil grinned with glee
When his contender’s cut dripped water
Fateful day on Calvary
And lowly we’ve come
Bathed in mucous
Softest tissues soaked in blood
Empty empires we erect
In the name of us
Still in the flames we come undone
We put out fires we set ourselves
To prove to one and all we still are gods
Who give and take away
What we believe is ours
To treat in such a way
Though lowly we’ve come
Bathed in mucous
Softest tissues soaked in blood
Empty empires we erect
In the name of us
Still in the flames we come undone
In the flames we come undone
lyrics
Nero danced the day that Rome burned
Fiddle in his hands
Wreath upon his head
The devil grinned with glee
When his contender’s cut dripped water
Fateful day on Calvary
And lowly we’ve come
Bathed in mucous
Softest tissues soaked in blood
Empty empires we erect
In the name of us
Still in the flames we come undone
We put out fires we set ourselves
To prove to one and all we still are gods
Who give and take away
What we believe is ours
To treat in such a way
Though lowly we’ve come
Bathed in mucous
Softest tissues soaked in blood
Empty empires we erect
In the name of us
Still in the flames we come undone
In the flames we come undone
credits
from Liminal Space,
track released March 19, 2020
Luke Dean performed guitar, bass, and vocals
Joshua Kohns performed piano
Willem Mudde performed cello
Jeffrey Niemeier performed violin
Nathan Coles performed drums
Julien Baker is an acquired taste - assuming of course you’ve acquired great taste in singer songwriters… beautiful, devastating, honest, insightful… I’ve not heard a single song of hers that hasn’t left me in absolute awe. crisbroadhurst
The Los Angeles-based indie rock artist's first full-length album is inspired by songwriters like Glen Campbell and George Harrison. Bandcamp New & Notable May 8, 2020