Nations and Empires

Nations and empires will rise up
And then they'll fall
You have signed photographs
Of such men upon your wall
The rich and the famous
Will always be there to take your call
Just don't forget who you were
Before it all began

You live in private places
The press can never go
You do as you please
And no one dares to tell you no
You furnish huge apartments
Where no one has ever been
The Gulf Stream's on standby
It's just a part of your scene
Exquisite perfumes and jewels
Designer clothes and nameless men
And money count for nothing
And they never will again
They feature in your life
Like like rhinestones in the rain
For all are just trinkets
In your lonely, empty game

Now people mean so little
And their feelings even less
And memories they get banished
It's so easy to forget
That once there was a someone
To care about and love
When life was like a heartfelt kiss
Lit in red neon from above
We lived on the streets back then
We laughed and loved each day
But you started to get noticed
And their spotlight turned your way
For your innocence and beauty
Made you something desired by all
And they wanted to possess you
Like a Warhol on their show wall

Does a butterfly know
Of the beauty on its wings?
Does it know of all the joy
It brings?
That it's life will last
But a moment and a day
That it's fleeting loveliness
Will soon be swept away

Like golden snakes in the garden
They offered wealth and ease
How could you resist them
And what was there to lose?
There was only me and you
So you would have to choose
That's when our world was ended
As your gilded dream began
Now your existence looks just perfect
You've risen from the street
For now the men are mesmerised
The illusion is complete
All they see is your perfection
All you hear are their sweet lies
Do they care your heart has grown so cold
That each day
You wish
Your life away

I won't forget who you were
Before it all began