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Let Them Hate Me

from Spaceship Toga Party by The Songs of Tom Smith

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All the empire held its breath, sickness almost brought me death
Noblemen were pledging their lives
When I was through the worst I kept them to their word
Paraded through the streets for sacrifice

Sen-a-tors wants leg-is-lation, next to my chariot you will race
Keep up the pace or you will lose your rank
I’ll make my horse a sen-a-tor, prove to me you’re any better
Or are you just another pampered pet

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Let them hate me, let them hate me
So long as they fear me let them hate me
Let them hate me, let them hate me
So long as they fear me let them hate me

I opened the palace as a brothel, senators’ wives my prostitutes
Tried for treason if you don’t comply
The condemned family has no excuse, on the night of their son’s execution
Laugh at my jokes or you will die

To the beauty of my wife attest, feast your eyes as she’s undressed
I’m the only one who can desire her
As I choose another of your wives, in the imperial bed to lie
Every little detail described

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No one will stand above me or look down on me while I’m passing
If you can’t see my bald spot it’s not there
In tiny letters I hang decrees, written up high so you can’t read them
Helps me raise more revenue for collection

Question my leg-is-lation, next to my chariot you will race
Keep up the pace or you will lose your rank
I’ll make my horse a sen-a-tor, prove to me you’re any better
Or are you just another pampered pet

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from Spaceship Toga Party, released November 26, 2022

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The Songs of Tom Smith Brisbane, Australia

The Songs of Tom Smith is a recording and performance project created by Tom in 2012. It has a large pool of musicians across Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide.

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