Empires Fall
When the curtain falls
And we see through Oz
Then the prince of darkness turns to grey
When the metal god
Goes to rust in peace
Then our way of life it fades away
Empires fall
No king can save us all
By spinning lies and selling faith, oh
Empires fall
History says it all
And now we suffer through our fate
We were powerslaves
In a dynasty
Held fast by the fists of rebellion
But in Metallica the first cracks appeared
And we wondered who it was that we believed in
Empires fall
No king can save us all
By spinning lies and selling faith, oh
Empires fall
History says it all
And now we suffer through our fate
We bought into a dream
We gave our souls
Built every temple
Went to every show
Not even Ancient Greece
Had gods like ours
That sang us battle hymns
For hours and hours
We worshipped each of them
And brought them tithes
For all the meaning
That they gave our lives
We had a brotherhood
That spanned across nations
We were religious
In our dedication
Now it's all gone
It's all gone
It's all gone
It's all gone
Empires fall
No king can save us all
By spinning lies and selling faith, oh
Empires fall
History says it all
And now we suffer through our fate
Empires fall
Empires fall
Empires fall
Empires fall
And we see through Oz
Then the prince of darkness turns to grey
When the metal god
Goes to rust in peace
Then our way of life it fades away
Empires fall
No king can save us all
By spinning lies and selling faith, oh
Empires fall
History says it all
And now we suffer through our fate
We were powerslaves
In a dynasty
Held fast by the fists of rebellion
But in Metallica the first cracks appeared
And we wondered who it was that we believed in
Empires fall
No king can save us all
By spinning lies and selling faith, oh
Empires fall
History says it all
And now we suffer through our fate
We bought into a dream
We gave our souls
Built every temple
Went to every show
Not even Ancient Greece
Had gods like ours
That sang us battle hymns
For hours and hours
We worshipped each of them
And brought them tithes
For all the meaning
That they gave our lives
We had a brotherhood
That spanned across nations
We were religious
In our dedication
Now it's all gone
It's all gone
It's all gone
It's all gone
Empires fall
No king can save us all
By spinning lies and selling faith, oh
Empires fall
History says it all
And now we suffer through our fate
Empires fall
Empires fall
Empires fall
Empires fall
Credits
Writer(s): Rob Thorne
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