We May as Well Have Been Kings

from At midnight, The Birdsong by Jake and the Leprechauns

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WE MAY AS WELL HAVE BEEN KINGS

The streets are empty
And the evening is dark
So pretend this is a movie
And that you fit the part

Later, I’ll make paper cutouts
of the roads we walked
And, for you, build houses
Out of cardboard boxes

I’ll talk about Charlie Parker
And you’ll touch your crooked finger
To mine and say: “I had a dream about this,
you fell asleep on the roof.”
Or “there must be chaos,
before any semblance of order.”

Sputnik Sweetheart
Can you see in the dark?
Cause from where we are
Every spark looks like a star

I’ll talk about Charlie Parker
And touch my crooked finger
To yours and say: “We’re nowhere closer
To any kind of understanding
But tonight, dear,
We may as well have been kings.”

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from At midnight, The Birdsong, released June 22, 2010

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