Nero from Saint Ain't by Rob Fetters

Nero

I killed all of my heroes.
Did you see me cry as I watched ‘em die?
When Rome burned they blamed it on Nero.
Does that still apply to a God-fearing guy?
Who says a lie can’t last forever?
I thought I had the answer but I didn’t know; it was all show.
They treat me like some kind of cancer
but I’ll have the dough when it’s my turn to go.
Who says a lie can’t last forever?
I lost my way ‘cause it got dark.
I learned to bite before I’d bark.
Now I can swim just like a shark.
Who says a lie can’t last forever?
I laid my head on a pillow and remembered a dream Dad used to scheme.
I woke up on top of a world where nothing was green and peace was obscene.
Who says a lie can’t last forever?
When Rome burned they blamed it on Nero.

• Adrian Belew
• Counting Crows
• George W.
• Rock
• alternative
• chamber pop
• guitar
• guitar pop
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