End of an Empire

At the edge of the hellfire It's the end of an empire In the line of the gunfire It's the end of an empire Again, again, again It's the end of an empire A start, an end, a rise and fall No system eternal and no one immortal Creation, all must end in destruction We cannot change the fate of civilization Start, end We build up the symbols of power Rise, fall Constructs of a mortal mind Life span Conquer in our brightest hour Mortal But then we all must fall in time Through space and time We can't escape this paradigm At the edge of the hellfire It's the end of an empire In the line of the gunfire It's the end of an empire Again, again It's the end of an empire Time of Kingdoms, each of us reigning Dreams, death Over the realms of our hearts and minds Takes mine Conscious that death is awaiting Scene end But even death will end in time Through space and time We can't escape this paradigm At the edge of the hellfire It's the end of an empire In the line of the gunfire It's the end of an empire Again, again It's the end of an empire In the death of a desire It's the end of an empire At the close of a lifetime It's the end of an empire At the edge of the hellfire It's the end of an empire In the line of the gunfire It's the end of an empire Again, again, again, again It's the end of an empire Again It's the end of an empire We're falling into the unknown Another ending that's beginning to unfold We're falling into the unknown (it's the end) Another ending that's beginning to unfold It's the end of an empire We're falling into the unknown (it's the end) Another ending that's beginning to unfold (it's the end) We're falling into the unknown (it's the end) Another ending that's beginning to unfold It's the end of an empire It's the end of an empire