A Song For The People - The Fallen Empires
Written by Toby H�rnlein
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Walk on to fight, the traps they had in mind
Where the one-treed mountain is sided by the lake of dreams
Where the silver leaves fall and the blood stains never dry
Unite a million lives the same song in their throats�

A sombre tone, while the secrets are washed away
And a stormy night regrets, what it came to do for�.

And I hear a tap on my window; I see a beam of golden light
Through the foggy meadows and streets of this old town
And all the people sing a song for all the people
For all the people�

Walk on tonight, no need to run no need to hide
A dark moon, eternity, forgetful in these days
When your brothers call to leave your pain behind
And all that consumes your soul when you descend in the nights

And you sing and you think
That while you bleed and cry and hope...you stand up tall�!

And I hear a tap on my window; I see a beam of golden light
Through the foggy meadows and streets of this old town
And all the people sing a song for all the people
For all the people�
For all the people�

A sombre tone, while the secrets are washed away
And a stormy night regrets, what it came to do for�.

And you sing and lord you think
That while you bleed and cry and hope...you stand up tall�!

And I hear a tap on my window; I see a beam of golden light
Through the foggy meadows and streets of this old town
And all the people sing a song for all the people
For all the people�
For all the people�
Yeeeaaah!
And I hear a tap on my window; I see a beam of golden light
Through the foggy meadows and streets of this old town
And all the people sing a song for all the people
For all the people�
For all the people�

A Lesser A � The Fallen Empires
Written by Toby H�rnlein
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Once upon a time I met a man, with fire in his eyes and the world in his hand.
There�s more to this, he said, than meets the eye, and what�s in your soul you have to try

To tell right from wrong
And when it all seems done
You start anew
When it�s all there is, its all for you�

Now the notes are burned, the past�s been ripped and churned
Only mirrors tell the truth, there walks a man looking for his long lost youth�

To tell right from wrong
And when it all seems done
You start anew
When it�s all there is, its all for you

So come on down
Take off your crown
And don�t pretend
That your life is in your

So come on down
Take off your crown
And don�t pretend
That your life is in your �.hands

He�s got the world in his hands, the fire in his eyes�

Coins and Sorrow � The Fallen Empires
Written by Toby H�rnlein
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The past is changed and you see it before you
The door is open and you walk on through
A thousand stories, a hundred tales of glory
A million stars to ride upon�

The beggar�s tale of coin and sorrow
The lover�s silent loneliness
A faulty way to right the wrong ones
A one way road of a dozen regrets�

And did you ever
Invent the heavens
From the roles you were trying on�

The walk of man over fields of green
The coming into age for unknown sin
A new day in another lifetime
A ticking clock recites what�s gone and been�

The steps of the stairs have doubled in numbers
The soot in your mind won�t seem to clear
A hundred days and seven seconds later
A new-found way, you see it far and near�

And did you ever
Invent the heavens
From the roles you were trying on�

They dug to deep and lost their way out
Of the shiny halls of discontent
The piercing shriek of familiar laughter
Another man, another life, another story they can tell�

You might not need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows
But you will need that coat when it starts to rain
And from all the roofs and from all the windows
You heard the one and only truth about the game�

And did you ever
Invent the heavens
From the roles you were trying on�

Devil�s Door � The Fallen Empires
Written by Toby H�rnlein
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I made a deal at the devil�s door
And I�d be coming back for more
I sold my soul for a coffee cold
Hope I get to be young before I grow old

I made a deal at the devil�s gate
For my mind to change, well it was now too late
And I�d sell my soul just to live by the sea
I hope I get to be old before I can be free

Soon she had me on her side
She made me lunch and by the by
She opened my eyes and freed my mind
And we walked together out into the night�

So I set one foot in front of the other
She said I just can�t be like your mother
So let�s live a life out on the road
You either do what you want or you do what you�re told

Soon she had me on her side
She made me lunch and by the by
She opened my eyes and freed my mind
And we walked together out into the night

We�re coming home�

Dragonfly � The Fallen Empires
Written by Toby H�rnlein
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Sing a song, sing a song for you
How do you do, oh I believe it�s true
That you and me, we have all the world to see
How do you do, sing a song for you...

Oh I Sing a song, I sing it for the world
I sing a song, sing it for a girl
All dressed in black, all she wants is to be free
Just like me, well she�s just like me...

And you fall down and get up again; you wanna sing out loud and rise to the clouds
With your knees down in the drain; you wanna stand up straight and have it all again
And you scream out to the lords above, you wanna scream out cause you haven�t got enough
And you scream out, so many words to say, you wanna scream out, let them fly away

Sing a song, sing a song for you
How do you do, oh I believe it�s true
That you and me, we have all the world to see
How do you do, I sing a song for you, I sing it for you...

And you fall down and get up again; you wanna sing out loud and rise to the clouds
With your knees down in the drain; you wanna stand up straight and have it all again
And you scream out to the lords above, you wanna scream out cause you haven�t got enough
And you scream out, so many words to say, you wanna scream out, let them fly away

And you fall down and get up again; you wanna sing out loud and rise to the clouds
With your knees down in the drain; you wanna stand up straight and have it all again
And you scream out to the lords above, you wanna scream out cause you haven�t got enough
And you scream out, so many words to say, you wanna scream out, let them fly away
Let them fly away�

For your heart � The Fallen Empires
written by Toby H�rnlein
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I felt like drowning in disease
I felt confused and sure wasn�t moved
By whatever happened to you on that day
Cause every now and then you get on your knees and pray�

We�ve come a long way and we won�t be fooled by
The cynical, the glitter, and the light
Over the terrible noise of the meaningless
We refuse to give up what they want us to surrender�

Look what we�ve started, see what lies in here
(Its) for your heart and you take it, you take it�

And you�ll see not before the night has begun
We will dance and sing and look to the sun
There are those who are loyal there are those who are right
But there aren�t too many, who would take up the fight�

We�ve come a long way and we won�t be fooled by
The cynical, the glitter, and the light
Over the terrible noise of the meaningless
We refuse to give up what they want us to surrender�

Look what we�ve started, see what lies in here
(Its) for your heart and you take it, you take it�

Can you appreciate a peaceful mind
And make a wish for something that�s out of line
Too many sensations, sick and rotten deals
For the shit they sell to you they price like gold

Look what we�ve started, see what lies in here
(Its) for your heart and you take it, you take it�

Kabul � The Fallen Empires
Written by Toby H�rnlein
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Go loose yourself, let go again, the secret words all to the end
For better days, live in grace, free yourself of your time and place
Free of your time and place

Nightlights � The Fallen Empires
Written by Toby H�rnlein
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When I found you on the road, you were going home to stay
All you left girl, well it was a note, it said that you loved to play�
Oh well it said that you loved to play.
Oh lord it said that you loved to play.

And I hope you are grateful, for all there was to do
For the great and happy hours, that both of us lived through
And I hope that you ain�t bitter, that you�ve faced you sorrows and fears
And that you came out, babe, you came out swinging,
you were singing with laughter and tears
Oh you were singing with laughter and tears.
Oh you were singing with laughter and tears.

And I promise to return to you about when the time is right
When I�ve found girl, what I was looking for, the tunnel and the light
And I promise to return back home to everyone waiting there
To raise all our glasses once more and we�ll sing songs of bygone days.
Oh yeah we�ll sing songs of bygone days.
Oh yeah we�ll sing songs of bygone days.
Yeeah, yeeah�

Numb - The Fallen Empires
Written by Toby H�rnlein
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Red lights flash an open road and she takes me down to the upper room
While in the mirror you see the sense of your life unfold and you don�t repent
You�re fol-ding time��and you live di-vine��

You read the stories up and down and you take a stroll on the morning clouds
Hollow cases it�s all worked out, you ride in yer rockin� chair round and round

And you�re fol-ding time��and you live di-vine��

And if you fell off of your chair, as if anyone would really care
And the doctor simply closed his eyes, as if anyone could be surprised
To find out about what�s going on, behind closed doors they get things done
Oblivion strikes to numb your fear, you be what you chose to see, to hear

and you�re fol-ding time��and you live di-vine��
and you�re fol-ding time��live a life di-vine��

Queen of Hearts � The Fallen Empires
Written by Toby H�rnlein
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You know we lie in wait, in the dark we take to higher grounds
The stuff of dreams, the queen of hearts, no more, no less is what we found

You see the girl in the corner, she�s all there is and on your mind
The stuff of dreams, the queen of hearts, no more, no less is what we found

So hold on, you gotta hold on and don�t let go
You gotta hold on, you gotta hold on and don�t let go�

You see the girl in the corner, she�s all there is and everywhere
The stuff of dreams, the queen of hearts, no more, no less is what we found

Why don�t you hold on, you gotta hold on and don�t let go�
You gotta hold on, you gotta hold on and don�t let go�
Cause we know, oh we know��

Oh baby hold on, hold on and don�t let go
Oh baby hold on, hold on and don�t let go
You gotta hold on, you gotta hold on�

Stony Road � The Fallen Empires
Written by Toby H�rnlein & Nate �kerlund
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Heard you rely on what�s safe and sound
And when the walls are closing in and out
You find it bitter, we find it funny
That and your friends can�t eat your, eat your money

You walk upon a stony road
Time�s been floating upside down
Is where we all came from, is where we all made
We live our lives in fear of deeper shade

And I am eternal
And I am of grace
And I�ll find direction
In this god-forsaken place

They say all things they come at a price
But I feel I had to pay them thrice
So go in peace and you rest the same way
We�ll meet again on judgement day

And I am eternal
Lord I am of grace
And I�ll find direction
In this god-forsaken place

Take you to the light - The Fallen Empires
Written by Toby H�rnlein
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We�ve taken up the haulin�
Of the borrowed and the stolen
Say can�t you hear it callin�
We sing the songs of the Fallen�.

But don�t you ever mind �
We know you never tried �
We take you to the light�

We�ve taken up the haulin� �
Of the borrowed and the stolen �
Say can�t you hear it callin�
We sing the songs of the Fallen�.

But don�t you ever mind �
We know you never tried �
We take you to the light�

The Murky River Blues � The Fallen Empires
Written by Toby H�rnlein
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I played a tune on my guitar, played all I�ve ever known
A honky-tonk, a dirty bar, ten souls alone at home
A man came up and he put his cup on the spot that I had used
He said I know just what you got; you got the murky river blues

The ghosts of late came up to me and asked if I had found
All the time they have been looking for while the clock goes round and round
One girl came through, she lived it true, she was the kind you might confuse
And she whispered gently in my ear, the murky river blues

Did you know that one day all of this is gonna end?
So I took her upstairs to my room and made another friend

What you gonna, what you gonna, what you gonna do
What you gonna, what you gonna, what you gonna do
What you gonna, what you gonna, what you gonna do
You hang around a little while, the murky river blues

A million years have passed me by, this what I�m getting at
Been on the waves and felt the breeze, never once did I look back
I had my fill, while on the run, with nothing left to lose
But at times there just ain�t nothing like the murky river blues

Did you know that one day all of this is gonna end
So we made a point and we�re stuck with it no matter where we went

What you gonna, what you gonna, what you gonna do
What you gonna, what you gonna, what you gonna do
What you gonna, what you gonna, what you gonna do
She hangs around a little while, the murky river blues

Too Smart for Rock and Roll � The Fallen Empires
Written by Toby H�rnlein
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Rest my head and I�m feelin� tired
Too much already no�
All the time it was on my mind
I couldn�t let it go

Talk to gods on my way home
Oh they didn�t know�
You lead your life to be their clown
I couldn�t let it go

Nevermind them times have gone
When mind and soul had to belong
To those who sell out and those sold
All poets gone wrong, all heroes grown old

And I see me ending up in here
But I can think of worse fates that steer
Where my two feet will touch the ground
It don�t matter I�m homeward bound�.. yeeaaaah!