Before the Rise of an Empire

Staring straight into your eyes The barrel of a gun Yet another sacrifice to come Conflict over compromise Prospects stripped away And it all comes with a price Outrage Now someone stole your light Your future your god given right to shine It takes someone to die for others to survive Before the rise of an empire Another must fall Build on the bones from the dead It'll rise above all They could never crush your dreams nor silence your desires No oppressor nor regime could tame your fire Defying tyranny your destiny's in someone else's hands Regain your dignity go claim to your demands Before the rise of an empire Another must fall Build on the bones from the dead It'll rise above all Maybe one day your will may be done And your pleas they may be heard Somewhere down the darkened road beyond Before the rise of an empire Another must fall Build on the bones from the dead It'll rise above all Before the rise of an empire Another must fall Build on the bones from the dead It'll rise above all