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 It's at times such as this she'd be tempted to spit

If she wasn't so ladylike

 She imagines how she might have lived

 back when legends and history collide

 So she looks to her prince finding since he's so charmingly

 slumped at her side

 Those days are recalled on the gallery wall

 And she's waiting for passion or humor to strike

 What shall we do, what shall we do with all this useless beauty?

 All this useless beauty

 Good Friday arrived, the sky darkened on time

 'Til he almost began to negotiate

She held his head like a baby and said "It's okay if you cry"

 Now he wants her to dress as if you couldn't guess

 He desires to impress his associates

 But he's part ugly beast and Hellenic deceased

 So she finds that the mixture is hard to deny

Chorus

 She won't practice the looks from the great tragic books

  [G/f#]

That were later disgraced to face celluloid

 It won't even make sense but you can bet

 If she isn't a sweetheart or plaything or pet

 The film turns her into an unveiled threat

 Nonsense prevails, modesty fails

 Grace and virtue turn into stupidity

 While the calendar fades almost all barricades to a pale compromise

 And our leaders have feasts on the backsides of beasts

 They still think they're the gods of antiquity

 If something you missed didn't even exist

 It was just an ideal -- is it such a surprise?

Chorus [x2]