Displaced

Give yourself up The hour has come Reins in the hands of the strong Cycle of life Did not heed the signs The fittest arrived at the door It's nothing unseen Soft and depraved An empire crumbles to dust The floodgates are open What a surprise Goodbye to the glorious past Through the ashes of empires Same thing under the sun One day gloating with power And the next they are gone Keep a friendly smile Live on in denial What a typical case So at home in your place Now listen! Give it all up Values betrayed Feeble roots damaged by rot Tolerate this Hit by the wave Coming to terms with your lot Now is the time To look deeper inside See past the populist cries Naïve bystander Easily fooled By the utopian lies Through the ashes of empires Same thing under the sun One day gloating with power And the next they are gone Keep a friendly smile Live on in denial A new prophecy, diversified policy Dangerous fallacy, a suicidal tendency Can't you see, wipe that smile from your face Congratulations, you've just been displaced Golden apple left to rot One day have all, then have not Golden apple left to rot One day have all, then have nought Golden apple left to rot One day have all, then have not Golden apple left to rot One day have all, then have nought The floodgates are open Empire crumbles to dust Chimera of greatness Fading in the past Now is the time to look deeper inside See past the populist cries Naïve bystander so easily fooled By the utopian lies Keep a friendly smile Live on in denial What a typical case Looking out of place Keep a friendly smile Live on in denial A new prophecy, diversified policy Dangerous fallacy, a suicidal tendency Can't you see It's time to wipe that smile from your face Congratulations, you've just been displaced