I hear the roar of a big machine Two worlds and in between Hot metal and methedrine I hear a empire down I hear a empire down I hear the roar of a big machine Two worlds and in between Love lost, fire at will Dum-dum bullets and shoot to k** I hear dive bombers And empire down, and empire down I hear the sons of the city and dispossessed Get down, get undressed Get pretty but you and me We got the kingdom, we got the key We got the empire, now as then We don't doubt, we don't take direction Lucretia, my reflection Dance the ghost with me We look hard, we look through We look hard to see for real Such things I hear, they don't make sense I don't see much evidence I don't feel, I don't feel, like I don't feel A long, long, long, long train A long, long, long, long train A long train held up by page on page A hard reign held up by rage Once a railroad, now it's done I hear the roar of a big machine Two worlds and in between Hot metal and methedrine I hear a empire down We got the empire, now as then We don't doubt, we don't take reflection Lucretia, my direction Dance the ghost with me Lucretia, my direction Lucretia, my direction Lucretia, my direction Lucretia, my direction Lucretia, my direction