io, Saturnalia! from io, Saturnalia! by randytaylor69

i bit down on a golden coin
on the dawn of the debauchery
the cheers rose up around
a stamp on my authority
the best of days
the bonds around my ankles falling down

io saturnalia
io, io, io saturnalia
io saturnalia
io, io, io saturnalia

i wandered out into a crowd
like a lord i suffered nothing
my pilleus i wore proud
amidst chaotic rushing
december liberty
plates piled high and feasting all around

my master standing there
the swirling mass conceals me
stride up to him and glare
wait for him to take the knee
his eyes grow wide
dark delight and laughter resound

io saturnalia
io, io, io saturnalia
io saturnalia
io, io, io saturnalia

they took my cane and cutlery
a paltry expiation
burned them up for mother lua
an unwilling abdication
dethroned at the convivium
thrashing as they take my felted crown

hoisted up and carried far
toward the temple of saturnus
watching that fated star
i sense my body grow cadaverous
place my head down yieldingly
and hear the wind behind the axe head falling down

io saturnalia
io, io, io saturnalia
io saturnalia
io, io, io saturnalia

• Acoustic
• United Kingdom