As the Romans Do
I bought a Tascam reel and a cast iron pan
A flask of Tequila, a fountain pen
A sexy typewriter, from way back when
I bid a fond farewell to my bestest friends
I packed my possessions in a U-Haul van
I soared, like a sailor to the promised land
Once I saw the aqueducts and statues,
I knew what I had to do
I'd do,
Do as the Romans, do
Do as the Romans, do
I found a one-bedroom with a bird's eye view
Rode the F train to second avenue
Where the bath house was bumpin' the dubstep blues
Swingin'
They're sipping cane sugar sodas for top shelf booze
Mix Ralph Lauren togas with thrift-shop shoes
Meeting 9 to 5 quotas with a-nothin to lose
They like to see pictures
They like captions
They like songs with lots of 'oooos'
That's how you do,
Do as the Romans, do
Do as the Romans, do
Do as the Romans, do
Do as the Romans, do
Sing with the sirens
What do they tell you?
Isn't it lovely
When they scream?
I showed up to the alley with my tin pan
With a middle finger stickin it to the man
But the miners in the alley traded tin pans
For the Silicon Valley and a business plan
So I tattooed my face onto my hand
And unto my own image I built a brand
Now as soon as I have a million faceless fans
That's when I'mma start movin' those cheap head bands
They like to see pictures,
They like captions,
They like songs with lots of
Talk about my social status, add me to your list, I want to
These days we build empires in much
Less than one day, oh yes it's true
And you can too
As long as you do,
Do as the Romans, do
Do as the Romans, do
Do as the Romans, do
Do as the Romans, do
Do as the Romans
Do as the Romans
Do as the Romans
Do as the Romans
Do as the Romans
Do as the Romans
Do as the Romans
Do as the Romans, do
A flask of Tequila, a fountain pen
A sexy typewriter, from way back when
I bid a fond farewell to my bestest friends
I packed my possessions in a U-Haul van
I soared, like a sailor to the promised land
Once I saw the aqueducts and statues,
I knew what I had to do
I'd do,
Do as the Romans, do
Do as the Romans, do
I found a one-bedroom with a bird's eye view
Rode the F train to second avenue
Where the bath house was bumpin' the dubstep blues
Swingin'
They're sipping cane sugar sodas for top shelf booze
Mix Ralph Lauren togas with thrift-shop shoes
Meeting 9 to 5 quotas with a-nothin to lose
They like to see pictures
They like captions
They like songs with lots of 'oooos'
That's how you do,
Do as the Romans, do
Do as the Romans, do
Do as the Romans, do
Do as the Romans, do
Sing with the sirens
What do they tell you?
Isn't it lovely
When they scream?
I showed up to the alley with my tin pan
With a middle finger stickin it to the man
But the miners in the alley traded tin pans
For the Silicon Valley and a business plan
So I tattooed my face onto my hand
And unto my own image I built a brand
Now as soon as I have a million faceless fans
That's when I'mma start movin' those cheap head bands
They like to see pictures,
They like captions,
They like songs with lots of
Talk about my social status, add me to your list, I want to
These days we build empires in much
Less than one day, oh yes it's true
And you can too
As long as you do,
Do as the Romans, do
Do as the Romans, do
Do as the Romans, do
Do as the Romans, do
Do as the Romans
Do as the Romans
Do as the Romans
Do as the Romans
Do as the Romans
Do as the Romans
Do as the Romans
Do as the Romans, do
Credits
Writer(s): Theodore Katzman, Tyler Duncan
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