ET, TU BRO?

INTRO – SPOKEN

Rome, 44 BCE.

I'm Julius Caesar. Just got back from conquering half the world.

The Senate wants a meeting?

Sounds important. Probably giving me another trophy.

What could possibly go wrong?

VERSE 1 – JULIUS CAESAR

I'm Caesar, dictator, got the whole world shook,

Crossed the Rubicon, now I'm writing history books.

Conquered up Gaul, got victories for days,

Came back to Rome and they put me in a phase.

Got the Senate nervous, they don't like my fame,

I'm getting all the power, they can't handle my name.

They made me dictator, now I'm running the show,

Got a crown in my future? Well, I don't really know.

I fixed the calendar, gave the people a plan,

Reformed the government, I'm a popular man.

But some senators whisper when I walk through the door,

I thought we were friends, what are they plotting for?

HOOK

Et tu, bro? What did I do?

I thought we were homies, I trusted you!

Twenty-three stabs, now I'm feeling betrayed,

I came to a meeting, not a knife parade!

Et tu, bro? That's cold, that's rough,

I conquered the world, but friendship wasn't enough!

VERSE 2 – THE IDES OF MARCH

March fifteenth, 44 BCE,

Got a Senate meeting, looking fresh and clean.

They said, "Come on in, we've got things to discuss,"

I walked through the doors like, "They must be fans of us."

Then Casca made a move, and the whole room changed,

My closest friends were acting mighty strange.

Brutus stepped forward, man, I couldn't believe,

You too, my friend? You were part of the team!

Twenty-three times, they struck me down,

Right there in the Senate, in the heart of the town.

No army, no battle, no enemy attack,

Just a bunch of senators with knives in my back!

HOOK

Et tu, bro? What did I do?

I thought we were homies, I trusted you!

Twenty-three stabs, now I'm feeling betrayed,

I came to a meeting, not a knife parade!

Et tu, bro? That's cold, that's rough,

I conquered the world, but friendship wasn't enough!

VERSE 3 – THE AFTERMATH

They thought they'd save Rome, bring the Republic back,

But killing one man put the whole place off track.

Mark Antony showed up, gave a speech to the crowd,

Got the people fired up, and they started getting loud.

Octavian came next, Caesar's adopted heir,

Soon the Roman Republic was beyond repair.

Civil wars broke out, the old system was gone,

And Augustus became the first emperor before long.

So the plot to save Rome didn't go as planned,

They traded one dictator for an emperor's hand.

The Republic was fading, a new age began,

All because some senators came up with a plan!

BRIDGE – SPOKEN

Brutus? Really?

I gave you a seat at the table!

I trusted you with my life!

And you brought a knife to the meeting?!

That's not a board meeting, that's a betrayal!

FINAL HOOK

Et tu, bro? What did I do?

I thought we were homies, I trusted you!

From the Senate floor to the history books,

Rome took a turn that nobody overlooked!

Et tu, bro? Now the whole world's aware,

Beware of the friends who say, "Meet us over there!"

OUTRO – SPOKEN

I came, I saw, I conquered...

Then I came to one meeting and got absolutely cooked.

The lesson? Never trust a group project with senators.