letra de that’s how every empire falls - john prine
[verse 1]
he caught a train from alexandria, just a broken man in flight
runnin’ scared with his devils, sayin’ 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
[verse 2]
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
[verse 3]
he toasts his wife and all his family, the providence he brought to bear
they raise their gl-sses 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
[verse 4]
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
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
[verse 5]
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
letras aleatórias
- jose fortuna › letra de chuva na serra - josé fortuna
- sandy junior › letra de fazenda chico bento - sandy & junior
- diluvio › letra de no - dilúvio
- os seminovos › letra de festa de arromba do mensalão - os seminovos
- faccao central › letra de dias melhores não virão - facção central
- chiquito e bordoneio › letra de segredos da minha gaita - chiquito e bordoneio
- danilo rosero › letra de dejare la puerta abierta - danilo rosero
- laura bono › letra de mattini - laura bono
- cantor cristao › letra de inabalável - cantor cristão
- kaquinho big dog › letra de capô de fusquinha - kaquinho big dog