Empire

Queensrÿche
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
I 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
Yeah he's got a long way to go
Now he's out on the streets 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 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...??!!

[spoken]
In fiscal year 1986 to '87, local, state, and federal governments spent a combined total of 16.6 billion dollars on law enforcement
Federal law enforcement expenditures ranked last in absolute dollars, and accounted for only 6% of all federal spending
By way of comparison, the federal government spent 24 million more on space exploration, and 43 times more on national defense and international relations, than law enforcement

Can't you feel it coming? EMPIRE!
Can't you hear it coming EMPIRE!
Can't you feel it coming? EMPIRE!
Can't you hear it coming EMPIRE!
Can't you feel it coming? EMPIRE!
Can't you hear it coming EMPIRE!
Can't someone here stop it!?!?! EMPIRE!