Changing of the Guard

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Romanian dictator, emperor for life Lived a life of luxury shared only by his wife Growing fat like pigs, eating meals fit for a king Accumulating assets like none you've ever seen Then the table's turned, they were stripped of all they owned The revolution's cast the dictator from the throne With their execution, so ends the tyranny The bullets from a rifle set the people free [Pre-Chorus] Fighting for their rights, they toppled the regime Pillaged all their riches, left them not a thing Now they know the feeling to reap the seeds they've sewn Banished from the living when they were overthrown How did they feed the enormous greed it took to satisfy their needs? They drained the country dry As thousands had to die but now the monarchy is nullified [Chorus] The changing of the guards, they no longer deal the cards And the world demands democracy It's the dawning of a time when the system's redefined Oppression's now a distant memory Communism yields to the might the people wield For a democratic form of government For their blatant disregard, they have suffered long and hard It's time for a changing of the guard [Guitar Solo] [Verse 2] No longer will they rule the land by genocide The traces of their empire have all been liquefied Political reform has gotten underway Now they're free to speak, before they'd only pray Freedom is contagious, it's spreading far and wide The Berlin Wall has fallen, there's no need to divide They walk across a border where many tried and failed Others died but not in vain, people have prevailed [Pre-Chorus] Fighting for their rights, they toppled the regime Pillaged all their riches, left them not a thing Now they know the feeling to reap the seeds they've sewn Banished from the living when they were overthrown How did they feed the enormous greed it took to satisfy their needs? They drained the country dry As thousands had to die but now the monarchy is nullified [Chorus] The changing of the guards, they no longer deal the cards And the world demands democracy It's the dawning of a time when the system's redefined Oppression's now a distant memory Communism yields to the might the people wield For a democratic form of government For their blatant disregard, they have suffered long and hard It's time for a changing of the guard [Guitar Solo]