We were sophomores who had shaken off 20-something credits
While taking on water in our steadily sinking academic lives
A whole year spent weaning off weekends in our hometown
Left us isolated and alone in our rooms
You were a bull
Militant, or adamant to change
I was one too, in a fashion
With differences that seem to matter little now
When autumn had firmed into hard and steady ground
I finally grew tired of feeling sorry for myself
And shed what little was left for dead
And started brand new
With a heart that could finally let go
And begin to heal
Empire! Empire! (I was A Lonely Estate) released I Would Have Stolen You a Whole Orchestra (Stability Version) on Sat Dec 14 2013.