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Overtaken
The nooses are out,
There's a thirst for blood
And a giant chalice
Is carried before the court
Waiting to be filled,
That communion can unfold
"Down with the bad guy!"
"Down with that devil!"
The chants, they're not new
Only the moment
For years, he's all
Most people talked about
I suppose people saw him
In their wake,
In their sleep
In electronic paper,
On the t/v
In the clouds in their coffee
I've been walking the other way
All my life
Away from the screen
Away from the "in" scene
People have always tried
To turn me around
In their rage, thankfully,
They're only pushing past me now
"Down with the bad guy!"
"Down with the madman!"
Two lumps of sugar for their coffee
And one villian for the story
One villian for the story -
Maybe they're right
His empire's flag
Flies atop their lives
He's completely
Overtaken
And, finally,
I see his face
I see it
Everywhere worn
On the thirsty look
Of the burgeoned crowd
