Log In
Register

Empire (Queensrÿche cover) Lyrics

Queensrÿche - Frequency Unknown
Band
Album

Frequency Unknown

(2013)
TypeAlbum (Studio full-length)
GenresHeavy Metal, Groove Metal
LabelsDeadline Music
Ranked#340 for 2013 , #9,461 all-time
Album rating :  45 / 100
Votes :  11
12. Empire (Queensrÿche cover) (5:24)
Last night the word came down
Ten dead in chinatown
Innocent, they're only crime was
Being in the wrong place at the wrong time
Too bad, people say, what's wrong with the kids today?
Tell you uright now they've got nothing to lose
They're building empire!

Johnny used to work after school
At the cinema show
Gotta hustle if he wants an education, he's got a long way to go
Now he's out on the street all day
Selling crack to the people who pay
Got an ak-47 for his best friend, business the american way

Chorus
Eastside meets westside downtown
No time the walls fall down
Can't you feel it coming? empire!
Can't you hear it calling?

Black man trapped again, holds his chains in his hand
Brother killing brother for the profit of another
Game point, nobody wins
Decline, right on time
What happened to the dream sublime?
Tear it all down, we'll put it up again
Another empire?

Chorus

In fiscal year 1986 to 87
Local, state, and federal governments
Spent a combined total of 16.6 billion dollars
On law enforcement
Federal law enforcement expenditures
Ranked last in absolute dollars
And accounted for only 6% of all federal spending
By way of comparison
The federal government spent 25 millon more
On space exploration and 43 times more on national defense
And national relations then on law enforcement)

Chorus

Can't someone here stop it... ?
Share on Facebook
Share on Twitter
Added by level 21 Eagles
Queensrÿche - Frequency Unknown
Frequency Unknown - Album Credits
Members
  • Geoff Tate : Vocals
  • Randy Gane : Keyboards (tracks 1, 5, 6, 8-10), Bass (track 10), Vocals (track 12), Orchestrations (track 14)
  • Rudy Sarzo : Bass (tracks 1, 5, 9)
  • Simon Wright : Drums (tracks 1, 5)
  • Robert Sarzo : Lead Guitars (track 3)
  • Kelly Gray : Lead Guitars (track 1)
Additional musicians
  • Craig Locicero : Rhythm Guitars
  • Jason Slater : Bass (tracks 2-4, 6-8), Keyboards (tracks 7, 8), Theremin (track 2)
  • Martín Irigoyen : Guitars, Bass, Drums (tracks 11, 12, 13, 14)
  • Paul Bostaph : Drums (tracks 6, 7, 8, 9)
  • Evan Bautista : Drums (tracks 2, 3, 4, 10)
  • Chris Poland : Lead Guitars (track 10)
  • Chris Cannella : Lead Guitars (track 4)
  • Ty Tabor : Lead Guitars (tracks 5, 8)
  • K. K. Downing : Lead Guitars (track 6)
  • Brad Gillis : Lead Guitars (track 7)
  • Dave Meniketti : Lead Guitars (track 9)
  • Nina Noir : Backing Vocals (track 13)
  • Emily Tate : Backing Vocals (track 13)
  • Miranda Tate : Backing Vocals (track 14)
Other staff
  • Jason Slater : Producer, Recording, Mixing Engineer
  • Anthony Focx : Producer (track 1)
  • Brian Perera : Executive Producer
  • Andy Dequara : Recording Engineer
  • Maor Appelbaum : Mastering Engineer
  • Anthony Clarkson : Artwork, Layout
Info / Statistics
Artists : 47,284
Reviews : 10,444
Albums : 170,309
Lyrics : 218,196