The Joys of an Empire Lyrics

Dawn's breaking, are we faking all we are

Tell me now, have you figured it out, plunge your scars in the lemonade

That we have made for our own aid, though the taste is sour

Do you understand, everything went to plan in our finest hour

The joys of an empire are fleeting as lightning

Go on, look around you, all this upkeep is tiring

The joys of an empire, all the scheming and conspiring

Go on, look around you, are we living or surviving now

The joys of an empire are fleeting as lightning

Go on, look around you, and tell me who ain't fighting

The joys of an empire, all the suffering and dying

Go on, look around you, are we living or surviving now

The joys of an empire

The joys of an empire

The joys of an empire

The joys of an empire

We're gonna tear it down

We're gonna tear it down

We're gonna tear it down

We're gonna tear it down