“Submissive Stephen” starts with a man at 2:00 a.m.—all-caps fury, fingers flying like bayonets, a digital warrior storming invisible gates. But come daylight, he’s a statue in the boardroom: eyes down, hands folded, waiting for clearance to breathe.
Verse 1
Santa Monica brat with a clipboard grin
Brags of a fight but he folds again
Plastic spine bends when the boss walks by
Sold off his soul for a seat inside
Verse 2
Begging for scraps at the rich man’s door
Licking the boots till his tongue is sore
Leash on his neck and he still feels proud
Shakes when they whistle, drops when they’re loud
Verse 3
Flag-draped coward in a rented room
Talks like a soldier, never seen the doom
Paper wars rage in his hollow head
Bravest he gets is a tweet in his bed
Chorus (x2)
Submissive Stephen, lapdog in a tie
Chewing his dignity, tail wagging high
Submissive Stephen, crawling through the dirt
Cheap little coward who worships the hurt
Bridge
Preaches of honor with piss in his eyes
Mask made of slogans the crowd all despise
Every excuse just a squeal for help
Pathetic echo, can’t stand by himself
Outro
Raise up a glass to the shame of the town
Golden crown sinking as he bows down
King of the worms, forever he’ll crawl
Submissive Stephen, the weakest link of all
hillpoet56
Gene Scott grew up on an Illinois tenant farm where kitchen-table tales mixed magic with hog farms and strip mines. After 40 years in East Tennessee, he’s witnessed nature’s raw power—and its quiet grace to heal what’s broken.
Submissive Stephen
Bravest He Gets is a Tweet in His Bed
“Submissive Stephen” starts with a man at 2:00 a.m.—all-caps fury, fingers flying like bayonets, a digital warrior storming invisible gates. But come daylight, he’s a statue in the boardroom: eyes down, hands folded, waiting for clearance to breathe.
Verse 1
Santa Monica brat with a clipboard grin
Brags of a fight but he folds again
Plastic spine bends when the boss walks by
Sold off his soul for a seat inside
Verse 2
Begging for scraps at the rich man’s door
Licking the boots till his tongue is sore
Leash on his neck and he still feels proud
Shakes when they whistle, drops when they’re loud
Verse 3
Flag-draped coward in a rented room
Talks like a soldier, never seen the doom
Paper wars rage in his hollow head
Bravest he gets is a tweet in his bed
Chorus (x2)
Submissive Stephen, lapdog in a tie
Chewing his dignity, tail wagging high
Submissive Stephen, crawling through the dirt
Cheap little coward who worships the hurt
Bridge
Preaches of honor with piss in his eyes
Mask made of slogans the crowd all despise
Every excuse just a squeal for help
Pathetic echo, can’t stand by himself
Outro
Raise up a glass to the shame of the town
Golden crown sinking as he bows down
King of the worms, forever he’ll crawl
Submissive Stephen, the weakest link of all
hillpoet56