when the emperor said yes
he really said yes
"do you know what it means?
they rewrote the book
over the centuries"
I wanted the beginning
and you gave me the end
I only want the beginning
of what the emperor said.
Even divided by time
you could have asked me what my...
you could have asked me what my priority was
It is a different sun
I am the only one
who knew
and now there is you...
rewriting history in the most exquisite way possible
adding endings where
endings formerly weren't plausible
I had wanted to see the dawn of a new age
but now we're wondering
why?
why bother bringing up the past?
even if a culture didn't last?
even if a culture didn't ask?
down in that crypt
we're wondering what script
they left for us
and you and I must abide by
consent of the old world
even in the new world
we're just the next scribes
of over a lifetime's work
Even if you can't deny
the desire to try
even if that page
could be erased
or changed
credits
from The Lily,
released August 4, 2021
improvised music by Matt Brubeck (cello) and Caylie Staples (voice)
improvised lyrics by Caylie Staples
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