Cleopatra
Cleopatra's Bittersweet Journey: Love, Loss, and Redemption
Lyrics
I was Cleopatra, I was young and an actress
I portrayed Cleopatra, being young and an actress
When you knelt by my mattress, and asked for my hand
You knelt by my bed and proposed
But I was sad you asked it, as I laid in a black dress
I felt sorrow about your proposal while wearing mourning attire next to my deceased father
With my father in a casket, I had no plans, yeah
Having no future plans because of my father's death
And I left the footprints, the mud stain on the carpet
I left visible traces, symbolized by footprints and mud stains
And it hardened like my heart did when you left town
My heart hardened as you departed, akin to the carpet stains
But I must admit it, that I would marry you in an instant
Admitting a willingness to marry instantly, disregarding your marital status
Damn your wife, I'd be your mistress just to have you around
Expressing a willingness to be a mistress just to have your presence
But I was late for this, late for that, late for the love of my life
Chronicles being consistently late for important events
And when I die alone, when I die alone, die I'll be on time, ah, yeah
In death, promises to be punctual, suggesting solitude
While the church discouraged, any lust that burned within me
The church discouraged passionate feelings, but the speaker stayed true
Yes my flesh, it was my currency, but I held true
Flesh symbolizes desire but remained faithful
So I drive a taxi, and the traffic distracts me
Distraction through taxi driving from memories of you
From the strangers in my backseat, they remind me of you
Passengers in the backseat resemble the person from the past
But I was late for this, late for that, late for the love of my life
Continues the theme of being consistently late for important moments
And when I die alone, when I die alone, when I die I'll be on time
Promises to be punctual in death
And the only gifts from my Lord were a birth and a divorce
Life's only gifts are birth and divorce; accepting one's role in the script
But I've read this script and the costume fits, so I'll play my part
Having read life's script, the speaker is resigned to play their part
I was Cleopatra, I was taller than the rafters
Reiterating the Cleopatra metaphor, emphasizing past glory
But that's all in the past love, gone with the wind
Past achievements are now gone, akin to the wind
Now a nurse in white shoes leads me back to my guestroom
A nurse guides the speaker back to a mundane present
It's a bed and a bathroom
Describing the simplicity of the current living situation
And a place for the end
Symbolizing a place nearing life's end
I won't be late for this, late for that, late for the love of my life
Promises not to be late in crucial moments towards the end of life
And when I die alone, when I die alone, die I'll be on time, ah
Reiterates the determination to be punctual in death
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