Empire

Last night the word came down, ten dead in Chinatown.Innocent, their only crime was being in the wrong place, at the wrong timeToo bad, people say what's wrong with the kids todayI tell you right now they've got nothing to loseThey're building EMPIRE!Johnny used to work after schoolAt the cinema show.Gotta hustle if he wants an educationYeah he's got a long way to go.Now he's out on the streets all daySelling Crack to the people who pay.Got an AK-47 for his best friendBusiness the American way.Eastside meets Westside downtown.No time, the walls fall downCan't you feel it coming? EMPIRE! Can't you hear it calling?Black man, trapped again. Holds his chain in his hand.Brother killing brother for the profit of another,Game point, nobody wins. Declines, 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...??!!