Empire Builder

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[Verse 1]
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The apocalypse is incoming
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Only moving slow and unevenly
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The empire builder returning east
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Like the rising blade of the guillotine

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And North Dakota metastasizing
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The oil shales and the entropy
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And the waves of darkness fold over me
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As the dying sun goes down

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[Verse 2]
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In the dining car in my assigned seat
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My neighbor's conversation's turning ugly
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A labyrinth of conspiracies
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Proving he is good and he's got enemies

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And tiny points of light I see haphazardly
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Scattered in the void like so much bird feed
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And I hope it's enough

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[Verse 3]
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An empty hallway, a phone ringing
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It goes on forever, no one's answering
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Concept of God ever slippery
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Are you outside of time? Are you in everything?

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I'll find the sacred buried in me
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And I will cut it out while everyone is watching
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It will not be enough

[Bridge]

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I know you're feeling like you're overmatched
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Like the world’s against you, like the deck is stacked
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But don't get started, you're smarter than that
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You and I we both know that

[Otro]
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Everybody's angry
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Everybody's lonely
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And maybe it's hopeless and maybe
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Love is not enough
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But let's not rule out the possibility