Where have all the heroes gone that used to bleed for us? Still holding on to fading lullabies and fear the end when every note is lost How can we know if a glance beyond the shadow wall could free our souls? In the wake behind the virtuous we carry on While listening to the poetry of lies And darkened by the prosperous we carry on As ignorance of human life subsides They left us blind and broke our pride They told us to be brave But like an insect drawn to light, we circle around the radiance of truth How can we know if a glance beyond the shadow wall could free our souls? In the wake behind the virtuous we carry on While listening to the poetry of lies And darkened by the prosperous we carry on As ignorance of human life subsides (I am you, you are me) (Feel the grace, I'll set you free!) (I am the empire!) (Empire!) (I am the empire!) (Empire!) (I am the empire!) (Empire!) (I am– I am the empire!) I am learning to crawl Denying The Fall In time, I'll stand again I am bare to the skin, I'm refusing to give in You can't break my heart again But I try, I keep trying And I'm dying to forgive All the matters is what's going to be I try, I keep trying I'm dying to forgive (I am you, you are me!) In the wake behind the virtuous we carry on While listening to the poetry of lies And darkened by the prosperous we carry on As ignorance of human life subsides