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Dreams of Calpurnia

by QUEEN KONA

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At first glance, "Dreams of Calpurnia" may seem like your typical Caesar assassination track. It certainly toys with this mainstream theme, however many of these lyrics carefully weave in the historical moments and accounts of actual conversations had both leading up to and after his demise.

Many details are referenced, including the stab-depicting wax statue erected in the Forum following his murder ("Gather and witness this..."), his personal fireside chat with dear friend Marcus Brutus the night before ("Dear Cesar, what is the best..."), and of course the mysterious dreams of his beloved wife foreshadowing this tragedy ("Should've listened to...").

An epic tale of power and deception can only be justified by a song with an onslaught of aggression.

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Gather and witness this sacrilegious monument
A vulgar display of a slain king
Smolder the sacred house of the tyrant scum
Textbook hit-and-run
Should’ve listened to the dreams of Calpurnia
How could you miss the writing on the wall?
Dear Cesar, what is the best kind of death?
You like it swift and, baby, it fuckin’ came quick

What better way to end this old tyrant’s reign?
Only days away from decreeing him king
These robes conceal the instruments of fate
All 23 of them will sing his beloved name
The secret’s revealed
The dear Republic appealed
My friends, what are you waiting for?

Et tu Brutus?
Fraud in inducement
Behold the mob of mutiny
What a gloomy day in the Ides of March

Come, see your treasured Gaius
From this dictatorship, Rome, untie us
Relentless murder, degree the highest
This day belongs to the Senate Impious

Then it came crashing down
Keep one eye open because heavy lies the fuckin’ crown

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released January 6, 2023
Produced by Justin Mitchell of King Studios (PA)
Mixed and Mastered by Jeff Dunne
Drums produced by Matt Guglielmo

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QUEEN KONA New York, New York

New York’s QUEEN KONA puts forth a unique blend of the various metal subgenres with songs that transition from heart- pounding blast beat-filled riffs with monstrous vocals, to soft, melodic rhythms with clean singing - a different approach to status quo. Their exotic 4-vocalist lineup contributes to their song writing, using each of them to set the intensity and tone of the moments they invade. ... more

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