Pogudin - Empire Comes to an End (official video)

“They rise, they fall, they fade away... A story told a thousand ways... The empire is dust, the empire is clay, But the human soul, it fights to stay.“ [Verse 1] Banners burn on the fields of the fallen, War drums echo in a deafening cry, Politicians preach as the soldiers are crawling, Through mud and blood, they ask us why. Empty coffers line the streets of ambition, Dollar collapses in a paper storm, Inflation rises like a twisted magician, Casting shadows where the rich are reborn. [Chorus] All empires come to an end, sooner or later, Built on the bones of the weak and the greater, All empires come to an end, watch the decay, History repeats as the vultures obey. ________________________________________ [Verse 2] Cities crumble under corporate towers, Power fades in a flickering light, Greed devours in the final hour, As secrets spill into the black of night. Nations tremble in the grip of corruption, Kings and queens with their poisoned pens, Writing laws with the ink of destruction, Building castles in the sinking sands. [Chorus] All empires come to an end, sooner or later, Built on the bones of the weak and the greater, All empires come to an end, watch the decay, History repeats as the vultures obey. ________________________________________ [Verse 3] Smoke rises from the ashes of glory, Voices whisper of the sins unrepented, Statues crumble, no end to the story, The cycle turns but the war never ended. Blood-stained prophets scream in the alleys, Preaching truths that no one defends, A hollow echo in the desolate valleys, When the empire comes to an end. [Chorus] All empires come to an end, sooner or later, Built on the bones of the weak and the greater, All empires come to an end, watch the decay, History repeats as the vultures obey. ________________________________________ “They rise, they fall, they fade away... A story told a thousand ways... The empire is dust, the empire is clay, But the human soul, it fights to stay.“ [Final Chorus] All empires come to an end, sooner or later, Time is the reaper, the great obliterator, All empires come to an end, hear the refrain, But the human soul, it fights to stay. #rock