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
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