brutus
Singer:buttress, the
i've been watching him for my entire life
i hate the air he breathes
and i hate the way the townspeople gather outside
they hang on every breath
home to his heart full of pride
the oracle told him to beware the ides
and i'd be lying if i said i wasn't wishing for untimely death or demise
or am i just wishing i could be like you?
that the people would see me too as a poet
i don't wish harm upon you
from birth we've been like brothers
within the spirit of the same womb
may the gods strike me down if i forsake you
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 thinking
something wicked this way comes
and as i set to face it i'm unsure should i embrace it
what motivates me - hatred or 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
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
the people will speak of this day from near and afar
this event will be history
i don't want what you have
i always knew i could be the one
though i feel the endless pain of being and i am scorched by
of humble origins and born of the cursed sex
my name is brutus but the people will call me rex