Superstar SPQR

from Basically Blue, vol. 1 by Longboat

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Well, we’ve crossed the Rubicon
So I guess this game is on
We’re marching on to Rome
Where we call home
At issue here is our frayed Republic
And projected power
But there is a time for action
And this looks to be the hour
So each step draws us more and more close
To a fate that none of us knows
If we’re plodding to our doom
Well, then that will happen soon

We follow
Where great Caesar goes
And people, he alone
Drags history by the nose
And his deeds and conduct
Seem to please the gods
As Fortuna goes
I really like our odds
You can bet your bottom dinar
On Superstar SPQR
Most history’s made
By those who swing a blade

Yes well, Caesar showed us all
As he conquered most of Gaul
He took it to the tribes
As the Gallic Wars describes
He used a mix of force, deception
And intimidation
When they chose to go to war
Well, we killed them by the score
So many victories attained
By the workings of Caesar’s brain
Now the Gauls are not a threat
And don’t you forget:

We follow
Where great Caesar goes
And people, he alone
Drags history by the nose
And his deeds and conduct
Seem to please the gods
As Fortuna goes
I really like our odds
You can bet your bottom dinar
On Superstar SPQR
Most history’s made
By those who swing a blade

Now as Rome comes into view
I’m sure of this thing we do
The Republic’s in distress
And the system’s a mess
Cause both the Senate and the people
Need a firmer hand
Grant the power to one man
And put Caesar in command
He’s more like a tribune or praetor
And not like some evil dictator
Call him anything
But just don’t call him a king

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from Basically Blue, vol. 1, released August 25, 2020

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