Lord unchain my hands let me sing inside the crowded trams let me dance among the traffic jams we're going to sleep on the St Kilda sands Lord unbind
finally oh this is the morning of six eyes malicious cold dark stares one single gentleman is not even watching maybe he's not prepared so this is how
it wasn't so That all tomorrow's parties have gone away Fall the American Empire Oh you said it would never go away Fall the American Empire Lucy girl
believe that life is a prize, But to live doesn't mean you're alive. Don't worry bout me, and who I fire I get what I desire, it's my empire And yes
believe that life is a prize, But to live doesn't mean you're alive, Don't worry bout me and who I fire I get what I desire it's my empire And yes I call
I believe that life is a prize But to live doesn't mean you're alive Don't worry about me and who I fire I get what I desire, it's my empire And yes
Everyone I know goes away In the end And you could have it all My empire of dirt I will let you down I will make you hurt I wear this crown
world aside If only I could stop and turn back time, I would You are watching the fall of an empire Send the soldiers home and as the flags come down A new king is crowned
on blast Hard heads don't get the picture until they see the flash You ain't ballin', you pump fakin' till you found in ya trunk naked Four pound to ya crown
friend Everyone I know Goes away in the end And you could have it all My empire of dirt I will let you down I will make you hurt I wear this crown
sweetest friend Everyone I know Goes away in the end You could have it all My empire of dirt I will let you down I will make you hurt I wear this crown
] Escuchela.. la ciudad respirando (translation of spanish: Listen to it.. the city breathing) * woman repeats 3X * [spanish speaking woman] Escuchela.. [Mos Def] The new moon rode high in the crown
Fuck material objects I got serious props Same shit, now I'm dealin with delirious goblins Thought I wanted to be king so I wore a crown Started from the bottom, built an empire
your back {*gunshots*} {*beat kicks in*} [Intro Pt. II: (singer) Daddy Rose ] (Tell me where, have I seen you somewhere before) Maccabean empire, Masada
and leaving no monuments to see Only sea to shining sea And survival hinged on the ascent by the humble And the sirens wailed as the empire crumbled
boys look at me strange As if I am a relic From some long forgotten game It makes my blood boil Turns my eyes to flames I built an empire They tried
I believe that life is a prize But to live doesn't mean you're alive Don't worry about me & who I fire I get what I desire It's my empire And