Singalong: Napoleon by Sarah Slean

Just throwing this song out for this week, as another not-so-subtle warning to all of us about, oh, I don't know, tyrants. Not that it's topical or anything.

NAPOLEON

by Sarah Slean

Under great golden statues

There is an ancient grave

The emperor's fort is restless

There's something he wants to say

To the princes of lazy science

To the merchants of holy war

He had but one instruction

Be careful with metaphor

So every nation be warned

Soon as the last one is mourned

Another tyrant is born

To the pirates that came to follow

Itching to wrench on the reins of force

Napoleon sent a message

Don't get high on your only horse

So every nation be warned

Soon as the last one is mourned

Another tyrant is born

Mother, I fear of madness

'Cause I heard him call my name

I followed his ghostly finger

And I saw a world in flames

Photo source: Flare

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