Empire

                                  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 

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 

He's got a long way to go. 

Now he's out on the street 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. 

Hold his chain in his hand. 

Brother killing brother for the profit of another, 

Game point, nobody wins. 

Decline, 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?