Ted Leo and The Pharmacists - The Anointed One lyrics

The anointed one, father's favorite son Now we see, long before the race, you'd already won Oh beatified, with the softest eyes These days I can't escape your face, do you remember mine? Oh, it haunts me Oh, what a fool I must have been We saw red, not green, when we were nineteen Now something's different, something happened somewhere there between By the river bend, did I misapprehend Your sincerity or is it you have changed, friend? Oh, it haunts me Oh, how could I not have seen what you'd become? But you fooled everyone Lace curtains in our slum You were the anointed one Alright! Watching you grow with the pride of a friend Kissing off school, there were rules to be bent Knelt by your side through our crises of faith Mine was on time but for you it was already too late, too late In the capitol With your freezer full Do you represent your district Or your daddy's will? Oh, it haunts me Oh, how could I not have seen what you'd become? But you fooled everyone Lace curtains in our slum You were the anointed one What have you become? But you fooled everyone Lace curtains in our slum You were the anointed one