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Empires Lyrics by Elbow

Giants of All Sizes

2019

[Chorus]
Baby
Empires crumble all the time
Pay it no mind
You just happened to witness mine
Don't let all the light fall from your eyes
Come come
Empires crumble all the time

[Verse]
How can a dismally typical Tuesday
Delivering blues with lead in its canopy
Scruff me pin me and let’s make a man of me
Turn up the pounding of the hearts all around
And I'm bound to get busy with checking on the living
And I'll wring out their hands and my eyes with the sobbing
But how can a bland unremarkable typical Tuesday be Day of the Dead?

[Chorus]
Baby
Empires crumble all the time
Pay it no mind
You just happened to witness mine
Don’t let all the light fall from your eyes
Come come
Empires crumble all the time

[Verse]
How can a dismally typical Tuesday
Delivering blues with lead in its canopy
Scruff me pin me and let's make a man of me
Turn up the pounding of the hearts all around
And I'm bound to get busy with checking on the living
And I'll wring out their hands and my eyes with the sobbing
But how can a bland unremarkable typical Tuesday be Day of the Dead?

[Outro]
Baby
Empires crumble all the time
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About “Empires” by Elbow

Read the complete lyrics to "Empires" by Elbow from the album "Giants of All Sizes" in 2019. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Alternative, Art Pop, Art Rock.

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"Empires" appears on "Giants of All Sizes" in 2019.

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