He caught a train from Alexandria Just a broken man in flight Running scared with all his devils Saying prayers all through the night But mercy can't find him Not in the shadows where he calls Forsaking all his better angels That's how every empire falls
The bells ring out on Sunday morning Like echoes from another time All our innocence and yearning And sense of wonder left behind Oh, gentle hearts remember What was that story? Is it lost? For when religion loses vision That's how every empire falls
He toasts his wife and all his family The providence he brought to bear They raise their glasses in his honor Although, this union they don't share A man who lives among them Was still a stranger to them all For when the heart is never open That's how every empire falls
Padlock the door and board the windows Put the people in the street "It's just my job, " he says "I'm sorry." And draws a check, goes home to eat But at night he tells his woman "I know I hide behind the laws." She says, "You're only taking orders." That's how every empire falls
A bitter wind blows through the country A hard rain falls on the sea If terror comes without a warning There must be something we don't see What fire begets this fire? Like torches thrown into the straw If no one asks, then no one answers That's how every empire falls
This song was released in 2005.
Intoducing for The Cleveland Browns, Quarterback Deshawn "The Predator" Watson. He will also be the one to choose your next head coach.
