[Spoken]

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[Verse 1]

Last night the word came down

Ten dead in Chinatown

Innocent, their only crime was

Being in the wrong place, at the wrong time

Too bad, people say

What's wrong with the kids today

I tell you right now, they've got nothing to lose

They're building empire

[Verse 2]

Johnny used to work after school

At the cinema show

Gotta hustle if he wants an education

Yeah he's got a long way to go

Now he's out on the streets all day

Selling Crack to the people who pay

Got an AK-47 for his best friend

Business the American way

[Pre-Chorus]

East side meets West side downtown

No time, the walls fall down

[Chorus]

Can't you feel it coming? (Empire)

Can't you hear it calling?

[Verse 3]

Black man, trapped again

Holds his chain in his hand

Brother killing brother for the profit of another

Game point, nobody wins

Declines, right on time

What happened to the dream sublime?

Tear it all down, we'll put it up again

Another empire

[Pre-Chorus]

East side meets West side downtown

No time, the walls fall down

[Chorus]

Can't you feel it coming? (Empire)

Can't you hear it calling? (Empire)

Can't someone here stop it?

[Spoken]

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 24 million more on space exploration, and 43 times more on national defense and international relations, than law enforcement

[Guitar Solo: Michael Wilton]

[Chorus]

Can't you feel it coming? (Empire)

Can't you hear it calling? (Empire)

Can't you feel it coming? (Empire)

Can't you hear it calling? (Empire)

Can't you feel it coming? (Empire)

Can't you hear it calling? (Empire)

Can't you feel it coming? (Empire)

Can't someone here stop it?