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Cleopatra
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Cleopatra was released on April 8, 2016 by Dualtone Music Group as a part of the album Cleopatra
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Jeremiah Fraites
Jeremiah Fraites
Piano
Simone Felice
Simone Felice
Percussion
Neyla Pekarek
Neyla Pekarek
Cello
Byron Isaacs
Byron Isaacs
Background Vocals
Wesley Shultz
Wesley Shultz
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jeremiah Fraites
Jeremiah Fraites
Songwriter
Simone Felice
Simone Felice
Songwriter
Wesley Shultz
Wesley Shultz
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Ryan Hewitt
Ryan Hewitt
Mixing Engineer
Simone Felice
Simone Felice
Producer
Chad Cuttill
Chad Cuttill
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Bob Ludwig
Bob Ludwig
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I was Cleopatra, I was young and an actress
When you knelt by my mattress, and asked for 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
[Verse 2]
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
[Verse 3]
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
[Verse 4]
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
[Verse 5]
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
[Verse 6]
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
[Verse 7]
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
[Verse 8]
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
Written by: Wesley Schultz, Jeremiah Fraites, Simone Felice

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