Empire of One

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Empire of one (Empire of one) Misfortunate son (A kiss to the don) Auto-hypnotic lecture short-circuit (Holding court in a rented room) Condition chronic (Suspicions static) Mouth like a senator (Hung like a cheap suit) Sings like a salesman (Drunk on the audience) Empire of one (Empire of one) Respect to the don (Misfortunate son) Holding court (Sucks up to emcee) In a rented room (The one-ring circus) Puts a theory (Condition chronic) To the test on you (Mouth like a senator) One lucky audience (Sold on the salesmen) [Chorus] Lackluster hero Go back to zero [Verse 2] Empire of one (Empire of one) The subjects are gone (Misfortunate son) Meager returns (Seated and burns) On a king's star-time charm (On a brown tar time-bomb) Doffs the crown (Bitter tonic) To stagger home (Tight like a tourniquet) Drunk on the obvious (Sings like a salesman) Empire of one (Empire of one) Misfortunate son (The suspects are gone) Auto-hypnotic lecture short-circuit (Auto-hypnotic lecture short-circuit) Condition chronic (Dons the crown to swagger alone) Tight like a tourniquet (Drunk on the obvious) Sings like a salesman [Chorus] Lackluster hero Go back to zero [Bridge] Trying to talk to (Past mouth and through you) Past mouth and through you (talk through to you) [Chorus] Lackluster hero Go back to zero