Name Your Price

there’s a slight despair in your voice at the end of the line all the empires
carefully built are in decline
& if you look back you’ll see how the lonely live
& the curse that ruined you has always been yours to forgive
moments that you hide
they always collide in time the sacrifice
you don’t get to name your price
your mind’s made up & the fire spread to the sky
the curious few & the furious who ask why
& explanations are calm & reasonable
your heart is empty in fact it’s never been full
uncover the loss the havoc you cause
the face to the name & the line that you cross
placing the blame leading me on, stealing a song
take it from me
there’s a slight despair in your voice at the end of the line all the empires
carefully built are in decline