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Empress of Borneo

from Late Night Polaroids by Bruce Hughes

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A tawdry tale of longing and regret. I feel like it’s set in an empty northern industrial town. I could be wrong.

lyrics

pretty vacant girls, lonely, looking out the window
with promises of misfit acts on their lips
glass all smeared and hazy from their phony fingerprints
remember little Caesar stabbed his friend in the back
for cheap rewards and a dose of oh Hannah
while the morning train full of ghosts in suits
slid past us in miserable silence

how you gonna steal the thunder
of a man who’s already six feet underground?

why you tryin to pull apart the jigsaw puzzle
with a clawtooth hammer and a philly tear
with your sideways smile like the Empress of Borneo
kiss me little dynamite and clap your hands together
make it all disappear in a cloud of smoke
nothing but a pile of buildings
where we used to stash the gold

don’t know how to leave you alone
now I got you in my bones never gonna let you go

you turn and slowly walk away
hands are full, your bags are fake
Jimmy Choo from Malaysia

why you tryin to pull apart this jigsaw puzzle
with a clawtooth hammer and a philly tear
with yer sinister smile like the Empress of Borneo
kill me just a little bit more clap your hands together
make it all disappear in a cloud of smoke
shake your head and tell me how the story’s
supposed to go

don’t know how to leave you alone
now I got you in my bones
never gonna let you go

credits

from Late Night Polaroids, released January 21, 2022
Drums - JJ Johnson
Piano, Rhodes, Wurlitzer - Trevor Nealon
Voice, Bass of Love, Guitars, Synths, Percussion - BH

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Bruce Hughes - Austin, Texas native - bassist, singer, songwriter, guitarist, and producer, making records and music that moves.

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