Caligula by Gawain and the Green Knight published on 2018-10-01T17:12:27Z "CALIGULA" LYRICS: The emperor awoke today His golden curls in disarray Fever swole his holy brain He barely got one sandal laced Before he stumbled to the door His guards asleep there on the floor Stepping down the marble hall He braced his arm against the wall And all around him bounced the morning light All that he could smell was his own skin That’s when it hit him Like Jove’s lightning He said I want to be selfish I want to be selfish I have held myself upside down Like a purse above a crowd I feel all emptied out And I want to be selfish I want to be I want to be Three black snakes in an olive tree And I want to be a charioteer With a tattoo on each bicep I want to be I want to be The tallest wave in the Ionian Sea Oh, senators, are you hearing me? Write this down, you better write this Down Write this down, you better write this Down I awoke today to see A Caligula in me Reclining against my spleen Sweating, shouting, shivering And all day long, I keep him nice and small All night long, he works at growing tall That’s when he gets his Song in my head It goes I want to be selfish I want to be selfish I have held myself upside down Like a purse above a crowd I feel all emptied out And I want to be selfish I want to be selfish I have held myself upside down Till nothing more came out I feel all emptied out And I want to be I want to be.... I want to be selfish Recorded at Grand Street Recording in Brooklyn, NY Engineered By Jake Lummus Written By Alexia Antoniou Produced and Arranged by Mike O'Malley Album Art by Lena Chandhok CREDITS Alexia Antoniou - Guitar, Marxophone, Vocals Mike O'Malley - Bouzouki, Piano, Mandocello, Percussion, Vocals Sam Weber - Bass Derek Swink - Drums Jeremy Aaron - Violin Jon Freeman - Vocals Paul Ryan - Vocals Genre Folk & Singer-Songwriter