The Lumineers – Cleopatra: Lyrics and Music Video

Cleopatra Lyrics

I was cleopatra
I was young and an actress
When you knelt by my mattress and asked my hand
But i was sad you asked it
As i laid in a black dress
With my father in a casket, i had no plans
Yeah

And i left the footprints
The mud stained on the carpet
And it hardened like my heart did when you left town
But i must admit it
That i would marry you in an instant
Damn your wife, i’d be your mistress just to have you around

But i was late for this, late for that
Late for the love of my life
And when i die alone, when i die alone
When i die, i’ll be on time, ah

While the church discouraged
Any lust that burned within me
Yes, my flesh, it was my currency, but i held true
So i drive a taxi
And the traffic distracts me
From the strangers in my backseat, they remind me of you

But i was late for this, late for that
Late for the love of my life
And when i die alone, when i die alone
When i die, i’ll be on time

And the only gifts from my lord
Were a birth and a divorce
But i’ve read this script and the costume fits
So i’ll play my part

I was cleopatra
I was taller than the rafters
But that’s all in the past now, gone with the wind
Now a nurse in white shoes leads me back to my guestroom
It’s a bed and a bathroom
And a place for the end

I won’t be late for this, late for that
Late for the love of my life
And when i die alone, when i die alone
When i die, i’ll be on time, ah