Empires

Can you hear the call?

Do you recall your papa when he sat you on his knee?

Telling you the stories of everything he sees

Parading other people, how they braved the battlefield

Taking on an empire, fighting to be free

Oh papa, tell me what you saw

Ten times around, can you hear the call?

Oh papa, I can see it in your eye

Ten times around, ba-bap-ba-da

Flying out the funnel

Crackling on the radio

Emergency connections on a telephone exchange

You've reached the operator, what's the reason for your call?

Can you tell me what's the point in building empty empires now?

Oh papa, tell me what you saw

Ten times around, can you hear the call?

Oh papa, I can see it in your eye

Ten times around, ba-bap-ba-da

Oh, now they know that a hundred years ago

That they would build an empire strong

Give it time, and these imaginary lines will fade away

The battle goes around until we find a common ground

What's the point in building empty empires now?

Oh papa, tell me what you saw

Ten times around, can you hear the call?

Oh papa, I can see it in your eye

Ten times around, ba-bap-ba-da, ba-bap-ba-da

Oh papa, tell me what you saw

Ten times around, can you hear the call?

Oh papa, I can see it in your eye

Ten times around, ba-bap-ba-da

Oh, now they know that a hundred years ago

That they would build an empire strong

Give it time, and these imaginary lines will fade away

What's the point in building

What's the point in building

What's the point in building empty empires now?