Empire State - Intellectual

[Verse 1: Ryan Miller]

Been the crawl of a mountain, been a link in a chain

I've been scolded for stealing, I've been told to behave

I've been reading the forecast, something's coming this way

But it's taking forever

I'm too tired to maintain that I'm slow

Been a scratch on the surface, been a clog in the drain

I've been melodramatic, I've been sleeping for days

I've been one in a million, been a million to one

This is taking forever

Always seems to return that I'm slow

All hands up, salute the Empire State

Faith be true, you know the way

Ten feet tall in this: an empty space

Fallen walls all around

Destroyed again

Been digging to China, I've been a fish in the sea

I've been talking to Jesus, but he's not talking to me

I've been reading the forecast, something's coming this way

But it's taking forever

I'm too tired to maintain that I'm slow

All hands up, salute the Empire State

Faith is true, she knows the way

Ten miles tall in this: an empty space

Fallen walls all around

We'll build again

Rebuild again

Been the crawl of a mountain, been a link in a chain

Been scolded for stealing, been carted away