the kingdom

Us, kings of malaise
With the headlamps out
Kings of nostalgia
Dukes of crisis
Arch-earls of impotence
Serfs of oil change

On our thrones of
Two car garage
Subprime glory
Mayonnaise on hand
Histrionic and proudly failed
Our thrones of
Beaten down

In the kingdom of
Midlife sex
Hairlines in the oatmeal
Payments in exchange
Packages in the mail
Hairlines in the breeze
Sex in the wine cellar
No one has a wine cellar
No one has a hairline
With the headlamps out
With the hairlines out
With the pharmaceuticals out
With the pride out
With the despair out
Malaise, mayonnaise
No raise

Kings of submission
Four oh one, kay