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

Eastside meets westside 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 chains 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

Eastside meets westside 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