Empire

(Next message, saved Saturday at 9:24 p.m. "Sorry, I'm just... its certainty hit me like a... Two tone heavy thing") Last night the word came down Ten dead in Chinatown Innocent, their only crime was Being in the wrong place, at the wrong time "Too bad", people say "What's wrong with the kids today?" I tell you right now, they've got nothing to lose They're building empire Johnny used to work after school At the cinema show Gotta hustle if he wants an education Yeah, he's got a long way to go Now he's out on the streets all day Selling crack to the people who pay Got an AK-47 for his best friend Business the American way East side meets West side downtown No time, the walls fall down Can't you feel it coming? (Empire) Can't you hear it calling? Black man, trapped again Holds his chain in his hand Brother killing brother for the profit of another Game point, nobody wins Declines, right on time What happened to the dream sublime? Tear it all down, we'll put it up again Another empire East side meets West side downtown No time, no line, the walls fall down Can't you feel it coming? (Empire) Can't you hear it coming? (Empire) Can't someone here stop it? "In fiscal year 1986/87 Local, state and federal governments spent a combined total of 16.6 billion dollars on law enforcement Federal law enforcement expenditures ranked last in absolute dollars And accounted for only 6% of all federal spending By way of comparison, the federal government spent 24 million more on space exploration And 43 times more on national defense and international relations, than on law enforcement" Can't you feel it coming? (Empire) Can't you hear it calling? (Empire) Can't you feel it coming? (Empire) Can't you hear it calling? (Empire) Can't you feel it coming? (Empire) Can't you hear it calling? (Empire) Can't you feel it coming? (Empire) Can't someone here stop it? (Empire)