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That's How Every Empire Falls

by Andy Shearer

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He caught a train from Alexandria
Just a broken man in flight
Runnin' scared with all his devils
Sayin' prayers all through the night
Ah but mercy can't find him
Not in the shadows where he calls
Forsakin' all his better angels
That's how every empire falls

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, was 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 honour
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
And 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 law"
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, no one will answer
That's how every empire falls

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released October 8, 2019
Written by RB Morris

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Andy Shearer England, UK

My goal in making music has always been to capture an emotion in a song or an instrumental. It has long been a habit of mine to create musical snapshots of how I feel about things, and.when I listen to some of my earlier work, the memories that are associated with each composition come flooding back in a way that is usually far more emotionally powerful than viewing any photo or video clip. ... more

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