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That’s How Every Empire Falls Lyrics by Anya Hinkle

Eden and Her Borderlands

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[Verse 1]
He caught a train from Alexandria, just a broken man in flight
Runnin' scared with all his devils, sayin' prayers all through the night
Oh, but mercy can't find him, not in the shadows where he calls
Forsaking all his better angels, that's how every empire falls
[Verse 2]
Bells ring out on Sunday morning, echoes from another time
All our innocence and yearning and sense of wonder left behind
Oh, gentle hearts remember, what was that story, is it lost?
For when religion loses vision, that's how evеry empire falls
[Verse 3]
He toasts his wifе and all his family, the providence he's brought to bear
They raise their glasses in his honor, although this union they don't share
A man that lives among them but still a stranger to them all
For when the heart is never open, that's how every empire falls
[Verse 4]
Padlock the door and board the windows, put the people in the street
"It's just my job," he says, "I'm sorry," and draws his check, goes home to eat
At night he tells his woman, "I know I hide behind the laws"
She says, "You're only taking orders," that's how every empire falls
[Verse 5]
A bitter wind blows through the country, hard rain falls upon the sea
If terror comes without a warning, there must be something we don't see
What fire begets this fire, like torches thrown into the straw?
If no one asks, no one will answer, that's how every empire falls
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Anya Hinkle

Anya Hinkle

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