Sunset Rubdown

Black Swan Lyrics



There was a black swan outside the palace

It was appointed by the king

And people took it as a sign that he needed more time

He said, “I ain’t afraid of no black bird!”



There was a rumor of the ghost in the bedroom

Hanging in and around the bed

But by the time the moon rose

You had taken off your clothes

And had the pillow under your head



There was the face you saw above you

In the fever of a hot black dream

But it was made out of paper and glue

And you were hoping for something a little more

realistic

You were hoping for the head of the queen



My heart is a kingdom

Where the king is a heart

My heart is king

My heart is king



My heart is a kingdom

Where the king is a heart

My heart is king

The king of hearts



There was the man who told the psychic he would have

you

If you could only give it on the way

He has carved out an avenue for you

From the palace to the palisades



But now it’s half destroyed

And you are half destroyed

I see you running down a washed out road

I see you running between, between the void



My heart is a kingdom

Where the king is a heart

My heart is king

The king of hearts



There was a rumor of the ghost in the bedroom

Hanging in and around the bed

But by the time the moon rose

You had taken off your clothes

And had the pillow under your head



You’ve got mascara all over your bedsheets!

You’ve got mascara all over your clothes!

You’ve got mascara making broken-heart shapes on your

face and you have

Yet to see the ghost!



My heart is a kingdom

Where the king is a heart

My heart is king

The king of hearts