Egg On The Throne
Indie-folk ballad in a slow 6/8 sway with fingerpicked acoustic guitar, bowed upright bass, brushed tambourine, and a low cello drone; verse stays intimate and story-led, pre-chorus opens with rising harmonies and a suspended pedal tone, chorus lands sparse then blooms with warm gang vocals on the hook. Close-mic lead vocal with breathy doubles, gentle delay throws on key words, cracked-room reverb, harp gliss and reverse swells into transitions, soft dusted mix with a candlelit, sepia glow., sad
Egg On The Throne
Indie-folk ballad in a slow 6/8 sway with fingerpicked acoustic guitar, bowed upright bass, brushed tambourine, and a low cello drone; verse stays intimate and story-led, pre-chorus opens with rising harmonies and a suspended pedal tone, chorus lands sparse then blooms with warm gang vocals on the hook. Close-mic lead vocal with breathy doubles, gentle delay throws on key words, cracked-room reverb, harp gliss and reverse swells into transitions, soft dusted mix with a candlelit, sepia glow., sad
Lyrics
Verse 1
I found you by the platter
White shell, gold seam
You leaned like a secret
In a torn velvet dream
King Arthur kissed your shadow
On the edge of the hall
While courtiers froze in tutting rows
At the candlefall
Pre-Chorus
Then Vlad Tepes laughed
From his carved-back chair
Jesters shook their bells
Like a prayer gone bare
You rolled toward my hand
I thought you chose me
But your silence split
Like rain on a tree
Chorus
Egg on the throne
Egg on the throne
I held you close
Then you turned to stone (egg on the throne)
Egg on the throne
Egg on the throne
Everybody bowed
When my heart broke home
Verse 2
Arthur set a ring of apples
Around your silver place
Said every love needs armor
Even a fragile face
Vlad kept his goblet lifted
Red as winter wine
The court laughed in a crooked line
But I lost my mind
Pre-Chorus
You never said forever
You never said goodbye
Just a tiny shell
And a look too shy
I wore your name like linen
Pressed over my chest
While the fool with painted shoes
Could not hide the test
Chorus
Egg on the throne
Egg on the throne
I held you close
Then you turned to stone (egg on the throne)
Egg on the throne
Egg on the throne
Everybody bowed
When my heart broke home
Bridge
The jesters packed their ribbons
The courtiers dimmed their gold
Arthur stared into the platter
Like a tale grown old
Vlad tapped the table twice
And the whole room knew
Even kings can’t save
What the cold will do
Chorus
Egg on the throne
Egg on the throne
I held you close
Then you turned to stone (egg on the throne)
Egg on the throne
Egg on the throne
Everybody bowed
When my heart broke home
Outro
So I leave the hall
With your shell in my coat
A crown of crumbs
And a love that won’t float
Egg on the throne
My poor, bright wrong
I loved you too hard
And the feast went on