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End of the Empire I-III Lyrics
One last dance
Here at the end of the empire
Makes me cry
Watching the moon on the ocean
Where California used to be
It's not half bad, whoa oh
Spend half your life being sad, whoa
Well, don't be scared, uh oh
Just chronically impaired, uh oh
Just take my hand, uh oh
Standing at the end of the American Empire
One last song
Here at the end of the movie
They seemed so sure
At least that's the way I remember the war
When New York used to be
It's not half bad, whoa oh
Spending half your life being sad, whoa
Don't you weep, uh oh
Half your life fast asleep, uh oh
Feeling uninspired, uh oh
Standing at the end of the American Empire
II. Last Round
And we know that it's time to go
Heard the news on the radio
One last round before we go
Through the pale atmospheric glow
And the oxygen's getting low
Sing a song that we used to know
One last round before we go
One last round before we go
III. Leave The Light On
So sad
Didn't use to get high
Didn't use to drink and I
Didn't use to think I
Could ever dream about losing you
Didn't use to get low
This time of night and I
Didn't use to walk home
In the morning light
Without you
Without you
Didn't use to get high
Didn't use to drink
Didn't use to think I
Could ever dream about losing you, you
But I do
It’s you and I, it’s do or die
Suicide mission, baby by my side
We got one life and half of it’s gone
You know I can’t sleep with the television on
Didn't use to get high
With you by my side
Leave the light on
Here at the end of the empire
Makes me cry
Watching the moon on the ocean
Where California used to be
It's not half bad, whoa oh
Spend half your life being sad, whoa
Well, don't be scared, uh oh
Just chronically impaired, uh oh
Just take my hand, uh oh
Standing at the end of the American Empire
Here at the end of the movie
They seemed so sure
At least that's the way I remember the war
When New York used to be
It's not half bad, whoa oh
Spending half your life being sad, whoa
Don't you weep, uh oh
Half your life fast asleep, uh oh
Feeling uninspired, uh oh
Standing at the end of the American Empire
Heard the news on the radio
One last round before we go
Through the pale atmospheric glow
And the oxygen's getting low
Sing a song that we used to know
One last round before we go
One last round before we go
Didn't use to drink and I
Didn't use to think I
Could ever dream about losing you
This time of night and I
Didn't use to walk home
In the morning light
Without you
Without you
Didn't use to drink
Didn't use to think I
Could ever dream about losing you, you
But I do
Suicide mission, baby by my side
We got one life and half of it’s gone
You know I can’t sleep with the television on
Didn't use to get high
With you by my side
Leave the light on
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This song came out two weeks before my college graduation. My best friend and I skipped our class trip during senior week to go on a hike and we listened to this song on the car ride home. We both went silent listening to it. It hit us - this was the end of our empire. The past four years had not been the greatest, but this was the person who pulled me out of my darkest moments and brought utmost joy to my life, and we wouldn't be able to see each other for months.
Listening to this song will always take me back to that time, our one last dance before the end of the empire.
@governoraud I just heard this song and couldnt believe what i was hearing at first. I thought "did he just say end to the American empire"? So, first i looked up the lyrics and that caused me to want to look for other people's interpretations and i found your comment here. And you're right it has been a bad past few years and unfortunately alot of other years that has led us to this point. I'm still not sure exactly how you were left feeling about the meaning of the song but I hope it caused you to want to...
@governoraud I just heard this song and couldnt believe what i was hearing at first. I thought "did he just say end to the American empire"? So, first i looked up the lyrics and that caused me to want to look for other people's interpretations and i found your comment here. And you're right it has been a bad past few years and unfortunately alot of other years that has led us to this point. I'm still not sure exactly how you were left feeling about the meaning of the song but I hope it caused you to want to do something about it. But at the very least, its good that your friend is able to bring you great joy whether it be from the sadness this song brought you and/or just life in general.
This song came out two weeks before my college graduation. My best friend and I skipped our class trip during senior week to go on a hike and we listened to this song on the car ride home. We both went silent listening to it. It hit us - this was the end of our empire. The past four years had not been the greatest, but this was the person who pulled me out of my darkest moments and brought utmost joy to my life, and we wouldn't be able to see each other for months.
Listening to this song will always take me back to that time, our one last dance before the end of the empire.