Empire

Lyrics

[Verse 1: David Byrne] In national elections In songs raised on high With stirring emotions As tears fill our eyes In democratic fever For national defense [Chorus: David Byrne] We are a mountain We are a mountain We are a mountain Like birds upon a fence Like birds upon a fence [Verse 2: David Byrne] Young artists and writers Please heed the call What's good for business Is good for us all And as it is in nature So it is in life [Chorus: David Byrne] The weak among us perish The weak among us perish The weak among us perish The strong alone survive The strong alone survive [Bridge: Mark Mothersbaugh] I say the lines The weak shall perish Strong shall survive [Verse 3: David Byrne] Voices like thunder Decisions like steel The past and the future They belong to us all From every mountain The water and the land [Chorus: David Byrne] The world that we've created The world that we've created The world that we've created By working hand in hand By working hand in hand