Empires

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Empires by The Gaslight Anthem

Empires Lyrics

[00:29.54] I came to this empire of blood, bone, and pearls
[00:37.56] And I lived off the work of my hands
[00:44.67] But I learned there's an evil in the heart of this world
[00:52.90] And much more in the heart of a man
[00:58.88] And they showed me no mercy
[01:03.63] Taught me to weep and how not to get caught
[01:08.43] Showed me no mercy
[01:12.89] Until I became like the wolves that I fought
[01:44.28] If the winter don't kill me, then it might be the cold
[01:52.01] And the money won't keep me warm
[01:58.91] From the love that I killed and the dreams that I stole
[02:07.46] That add up inside of my bones
[02:13.53] And they show me no mercy
[02:18.56] Come to remind me of the evil I'd done
[02:23.32] No mercy
[02:27.25] It all came so easy once I went numb
[02:59.06] There's a God up in Heaven with the calendar marked
[03:06.99] And he sees in the dark
[03:14.18] And he knows when you're sleeping and when you're awake
[03:21.76] And he knows where the bodies are laid
[03:27.57] And he'll show us no mercy
[03:33.07] Though there be weeping and gnashing of teeth
[03:38.12] No mercy
[03:41.82] No mercy for you, no mercy for me
[03:48.05] No mercy
[03:51.34] For the lives that we took and the wars that we waged
[03:56.78] No mercy
[04:01.86] No mercy come judgment day
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From the album: History Books