Cleopatra (Acoustic Demo) Letra - The Lumineers

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

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

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

And the church discouraged, any lust that burned in me

Yes my flesh, it was my currency, but I held out

When a man's rejected, but he can fight for your affection

And he can act like he never met you and leave low to the ground

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

So I drive a taxi, and the traffic distracts me

From the strangers in my backseat, they remind me of you

But it's all a daydream, but it's you who's behind me

But you never recognize me, it brings me to you

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

And there are nights I wake up, to the sound of a door shut

And I search on the floors but I find no tracks

And the nurse in white shoes leads me back to my guestroom

It's a bed and a bathroom

And a place for the end

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