“Lockets of the Empress” was part of the 1984 Guided by Voices demo cassette (under the name Coyote Call) Pissing in the Canal, whose lyric sheet was pasted to copies 187 and 189 of Propeller. The song was given official release in 2015 on the Suitcase Four box set, under the fake band name Once.
[Verse 1]
Half the hurt shown in the sun
Find some shade, grown up alone
[Chorus]
In time it loses recognizance
The lockets of the empress
Boys will be waiting
I'll be one, I'll be one
[Verse 2]
Box of matches, bottles of myrrh
Pain and miscue, flown is the bird
[Chorus]
In time it loses recognizance
The lockets of the empress
Boys will be waiting
I'll be one, I'll be one
[Chorus]
In time it loses recognizance
The lockets of the empress
Boys will be waiting
Lockets of the Empress was written by Robert Pollard.
Lockets of the Empress was produced by Mitch Swann.
Coyote Call released Lockets of the Empress on Sat Mar 10 1984.