I Would Have Stolen You a Whole Orchestra (Stability Version)

from In Which the Choices We Didn't Make Were Better Than the Ones That We Did by Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate)

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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

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from In Which the Choices We Didn't Make Were Better Than the Ones That We Did, released December 14, 2013

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Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) Fenton, Michigan

Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) is a band from the tiny town of Fenton, Michigan that started in 2006. Keith plays guitar, bass, drums, trumpet, cello, etc and sings. Cathy plays guitar.

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