Empire
At the cinema show
Eastside meets Westside downtown
Business the American way
Black man, trapped again
Selling Crack to the people who pay
Empire
Can't you hear it coming?
Can't you feel it coming?
Hold his chain in his hand
Brother killing brother for the profit of another
Can't you hear it calling?
No time, the walls fall down
Decline, right on time
Another empire?
What happened to the dream sublime?
Empire
No time, no line, the walls fall down
Can't you feel it coming?
Now he's out on the street all day
They're building empire
Tear it all down, we'll put it up again
Gotta hustle if he wants an education
He's got a long way to go
Too bad, people say what's wrong with the kids today
Game point, nobody wins
Eastside meets Westside downtown
Johnny used to work after school
Tell you right now they've got nothing to lose
Got an AK-47 for his best friend
