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(hydraulic suspension)

welcome to –

the soft empire

–

we’ve got hand claps

and drum machines

and a transgender singer

who only knows lounge music

–

we thought you were on board

before

but this time

it’s real

we can tell

–

we know you want to listen to

Destroyer and drink

a few Miller Lites

before passing out

–

it’s a soft empire

and you can keep

your dreams as long as

you keep quiet

–

we’ve got a few blind

golden retrievers

and a photo album of

your middle school days

just to keep

you humble

–

a little more tonic water

for the gentlemen

–

Shit

we didn’t think you were

serious

did you really

really want to stick around

–

we just want to drink

gin and tonics before noon

and measure our cocks

while listening to Pat Metheny

–

don’t you get it?

it’s a soft empire

we rule it from the sheets

and hate being seen

–

we wrote a song

about lounge lizards

and jazz

but forgot the words

and jerked off

drunk on red wine

oh

you do get it

oh well

feel free to stick around

we’ll keep it PG