Zombie Conqueror

[Verse 1: David Longstreth] Crazy to feel like this Up and down, simultaneous Victory and defeat One to one, we'll have to wait and see And now the clouds are gathered My eyes are bright, my khakis tattered [Pre-Chorus 1: David Longstreth] The stakes are raised The townspeople are anxious and alert The surface of the reservoir is mirrored and inert The flag is hanging motionless on the pole outside the court And in their homes the people look with stares they can't avert [Chorus: David Longstreth] Zombie conqueror We see into the midnight in front of us Zombie conqueror We see into the midnight in front of us My friend, we'll have to free each other more than once Zombie conqueror We see into the midnight in front of us Night, night [Verse 2: David Longstreth] I left home at fifteen I knew no home between Half a life goes by Only a picture of the sky And now the clouds are gathered My eyes are bright, my khakis tattered [Pre-Chorus 2: David Longstreth] The blocking characters all plotting new disloyalty But sensing their irrelevance, they're frowning and displeased The car chased through the mini-mall amaryllis on the hood The race to clear the courthouse has been won and all is good [Chorus: David Longstreth + Empress Of] (Zombie conqueror) (Zombie conqueror) Zombie conqueror (zombie conqueror) We see into the midnight in front of us Zombie conqueror (zombie conqueror) We see into the midnight in front of us My friend, we'll have to free each other more than once Zombie conqueror (zombie conqueror) We see into the midnight in front of us Night, night