Blues Traveler Lyrics of the Fallen Empire track

Here's to the fallen empire, and all the treasure there


 Here's to the fallen empire, and i just don't care


 


 A toast to the mighty buildings


 That cluttered up the sky


 And i'll drink to all those fine, brave lads


 Who gave it their best try


 The armies came on charging


 But the battle lasted a day


 By dawn the conquest halted there


 And a handful rode away


 


 So here's to the fallen empire, and all the treasure there


 Here's to the fallen empire, and i just don't care


 


 With the general dead and buried


 The corporal of resource


 Rallied up the small remains


 Of once-undefeated force


 Their final charge came quickly


 Their horses seemed to fly


 Each man knew an age had ended


 Each man knew he'd die


 


 So here's to the fallen empire, and all the treasure there


 Hip hip hooray for the fallen empire, and i just don't care


 


 The defenders made quick work of them


 And the war was finally won


 An era's culture grew no more


 And a new era begun


 The defenders, now the conquerors


 Grow docile with desire


 Their expansion surely justified now


 All hail the new empire


 


 So here's to the fallen empire, and all the treasure there


 Here's to the fallen empire, and i just can't seem to care


 


 You know, that was many empires ago


 Many since have rose and fell


 Many more shall rise under god and heaven


 And ride off into hell


 Their children have our faces


 Their children we're among


 And as i too dream, my turn draws near


 Because i am that young


 


 So here's to the fallen empire, and all the treasure there


 Here's to the fallen empire, and i really don't care


 


 I can hear it call to me


 Like a wolf howls to the moon


 You know, now there is no life up there


 We'll colonize it soon


 So here's to our falling empire


 And all that's fine and fair


 Come ride with me for an emperor's crown


 I'm young and i just don't care


 


 So here's to the fallen empire, and all the trouble there


 Here's to the fallen empire, i'm a young man and i just don't care