The Lizard King

from Superego by Jason Ebbs

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lyrics

I draw the curtain
She's fighting polite but looks uncertain
I wasn't what she was expecting
Five hours ago she was open for business, her eyes full of bliss but now rejecting

She's all done being Cinderella
I'm finished being the fella
To put down his jacket for you
Ten hours ago she was searching the room

And she came over looking for her third strike
“This wallflower's clever but he just might be
Dumb enough to give me a try”
And nine drinks later she turned out to be right

But I'm not the Lizard King, I can't do everything
Am I irrelevant or am I just dying?
You gotta let me know, hey man it's time to go
I'll see you later or whatever I don't know

Exasperated
This part must’ve been anticipated
I can’t shake the grease but it’s been slated
Your eyes, they were lakes now they’re buckets of crusty cake mix
Spilling in my kitchen

Your jeans were cuffed but I won’t listen
To your heartbreak music now I’m wishing
You never played the Smiths while
You laced your old Chuck Taylors and ditched
Cause I can’t shake the feeling I’ve never felt
My wallflower withered and died when I knelt
Down at the foot of your bed
Your heart was open so I gave you the world

But I'm not the Lizard King, I can't do everything
Am I irrelevant or am I just dying?
You gotta let me know, hey man it's time to go
I'll see you later or whatever I don't know

Disappointment has got a name
And it’s expectation
I can’t be your king
When you’re telling the prince to get out

I draw the curtain
I’m all on my own but I’m not hurtin’
For some reason I feel I deserve it
Maybe not this time…

But I'm not the Lizard King, I can't do everything
Am I irrelevant or am I just dying?
You gotta let me know, hey man it's time to go
I'll see you later or whatever, so what

I'm not the Lizard King, I can't do everything
Are you pissed off or is that just ‘your thing’?
You gotta let me know, hey man it's time to go
I'll see you later or whatever I don't know

She’s so cool
But she’s so mean
She’s my Lizard Queen

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from Superego, released June 7, 2019

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Alternative beach rock artist from Boston, MA

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