The Emperor's New Clothes

from The Emperor​’​s New Clothes by Betty Goo

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lyrics

Check out the newborn
So chubby, just born
Dumb smiling face and not a care
He’s got it so good
Freeze-frame it if he could
No turning back now, but beware
When the clock stops before it begins
Bleak narcissism’s gonna feel like a win
He’s got it so good
Runnin’ the neighborhood
But looks deceive so turn away

Don’t cast your eyes on the emperor’s new clothes
A parade of old white men retaking control
Could be the end of time or a last grab at supremacy
So don’t cast your eyes on the emperor’s new clothes

And now a year’s gone
Maybe a lifetime
But either way it won’t come back
Feels like the 80s
Without the good tunes
And we’ve got oxy where they had crack
Wage growth is down to a trickle
And all the bros love that hammer and sickle
But don’t be scared
‘Cause they’re scared
Yeah, turn your face and look away

Don’t cast your eyes on the emperor’s new clothes
A parade of old white men retaking control
Could be the end of time or a last grab at supremacy
So don’t buy the lies of the emperor’s new clothes

We swear it’s over now
That’s just a spasm
But we know that we’ve been wrong before
And one thing that’s for sure
As the body hits the floor
His baby’s gonna face it with a diaper full of evil
And a brain full of fears
The fears that he’s had since birth

So don’t look

Don’t cast your eyes on the emperor’s new clothes
A parade of old white men retaking control
It’s not the end of time, it’s the last gasp of supremacy
So don’t buy the lies of the emperor’s new clothes

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from The Emperor​’​s New Clothes, released July 4, 2018
(Tap/Norcross/Fraim)
Aaron Tap: vocals, guitars, keyboards
Doug Fraim: bass guitar
Jeff Norcross: drums
Recorded at Zippah by Brian Charles and Pete Weiss

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Aaron Tap is terrible at branding. So he releases shit from both his current band Frank Shirts and, lately, the resurrected Boston trio Betty Goo, and maybe someday even a solo record. There are themes, yeah, but mostly it's whatever spirit moves the music that decides what name it goes by.

Aaron also plays and sings with Matt Nathanson, the Paula Kelley Orchestra, and Populuxe. ... more

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