I Will Rule Your World

I will rule your world
From a tree house in the back
You'll forget about the
Places that you used to go on Saturdays
And take me to the zoo^[1]

When I say "go"
You'll go any place I like
'Cause you can't imagine living if that living means
You'll never get to see me smile again

I will rule your world
With a soft little fist
And eyes that remind you of your last girlfriend^[2]

You will love me more
Even than you love your mom
That car's a little sporty,
Don't you think you ought to
Trade it for a Volvo or a Saab^[3]

Let's talk about your band
The one you like the best
They're terrible examples,
Can't we listen to They Might Be Giants^[4]
Next time that you drive?

I will rule your world
With a soft little fist
And eyes that remind you of your last girlfriend

I will rule your world
With the tiniest kiss
The kind that makes you promise that your love won't end

I. Will. Rule. Your. World.

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1. While the similarity to Rhett Miller's Hover is unintentional, I'm prepared to give half the credit away in the spirit of interpolation, or whatever the Grammy people call this. Frankly, I think Sam Smith got off way easier than Robin Thicke, and may have stumbled on a clever way for lousy songwriters to share billing with great ones. ↩︎

2. I see what you did there.
      -- you, probably ↩︎

3. Saab used to make this list routinely when it was a Swedish make. ↩︎

4. I was OK with TMBG releasing kid-oriented records. I was around for Ralph Covert's metamorphosis into Ralph's World. The neutering of the Bad Examples' R-rated material hurt me deeply, however. ↩︎