Two worlds and in between
I hear the sons of the city and dispossessed
We look hard
We don't doubt, we don't take reflection
Get down, get undressed

To see for real
We got the empire, now as then
I hear dive, bombers, and
I hear the roar of a big machine
Hot metal and Methedrine
And now it's done

A hard reign held up by rage
We got the empire, now as then

Hot metal and Methedrine
Love lost, fire at will
Once a railroad
I hear empire down
We don't doubt, we don't take direction
We look through
Dum-dum bullets and shoot to kill
Long, long, long, long train
Two worlds and in between
Such things I hear

I hear empire down

I don't feel, I don't feel, I don't feel
Lucretia, my direction
We got the kingdom, we got the key

Empire down
Empire down
I hear the roar of a big machine

They don't make sense
A long train held up by page on page
Dance the ghost with me
Get pretty but you and me
I hear empire down
Lucretia, my reflection
We look hard

Dance the ghost with me
I don't see much evidence