I hear the roar
of a big machine
Two worlds
and in between
Hot metal
and methedrine
I hear empire down
I hear empire down
I hear the roar
of a big machine
Two worlds
and in between
Love lost,
fire at will
Dum-dum bullets
and shoot to kill
I hear the dive
bombers and
Empire down
Empire down
I hear the sons
of the city and
dispossessed
Get down,
get undressed
Get prettty but
you and me
We got the kingdom,
we got the key
We got the empire,
now as then
We don't doubt,
we don't take direction
Lucretia, my reflection,
dance the
ghost with me
We look hard
We look through
We look hard
to see for real
Such things I hear,
they don't make sense
I don't see
much evidence
I don't feel
I don't feel
Well I don't feel
Oh oh
Oh oh
Ha ha ha ha ha! ...
A long long
long train
A long train held up
by page on page
A hard reign
held up by rage
Once a railroad
Now it's done
I hear the roar of
a big machine
Two worlds
and in between
Hot metal
and methedrine
I hear empire down
We got the empire,
now as then
We don't doubt,
we don't take reflection
Lucretia,
my reflection
Dance the
ghost with me