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Coulda been the Hand of the Lying King, if I didn’t tell the truth so much Coulda been Caesar’s right hand man, if I was kill willing to have a shogun trigger touch Coulda been chief consigliore renown for the don Corelone spiked crown But I never wanted to know where the blood money was body bag buried underground Coulda been dark knighted Haman Faustian All I had to diablo do was unjust be Equus no-good; give breaking bad Darth Vader viper counsel, wearing a cobra hood Terminator words that would crush the skull bones Coulda been the Vice Hand standing behind the golden chalice image, ruling drunkenly on the Babylonian Empire throne Coulda been the Spartan Hand of the Grecian warlord, but I loved peace too much Told the Jezebel whisperers of the royal court, don’t try to finger me to be the next flesh merchant of death ... I don’t tear traffick in such ~ City-state grunts suffer enough Coulda been Caesar’s right hand hatchet man, if I had promoted Herod cockatrice thoughts to condor hatch crucifixion plans If I had been parrot inclined to whisper some patriot mischief in Pharaoh’s ear ... I coulda been sitting next to the pirate power, making the brown-nose boot lickers fear Coulda been the Iron Hand of the President, if I truly had a crafty guile mind to take a sticky dip ... deep in them pockets of citizen you Coulda been the sixth finger of king Midas’ hand But, breaking the golden rule, just wasn’t the ambitious rear end I was willing to career bend If I was more Balaam money bag motivated — Fee willing to put a Judas hand under the table; and with an Iscariot silver patch-eye gaze, look the other way as freedom get disabled I coulda been Pharaoh’s right hand man I coulda been the one who doused the torch in Lady Liberty’s hand I coulda been Caesar’s right hand man I coulda been the one who lit the Pilate in Nero’s hand Coulda been the right Hand of the Lying King, if I didn’t roar the Judah truth so much But I was born a left hand of the Zion King, who gave a righteous Resurrection roar, echoing throughout eternity
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