Esteban Was Eaten
Balor Knights Lyrics

So maybe empires will fold
Perhaps large, powerful nations will crumble and fall

Maybe empires will come and go
It's possible that empires will rise and fall over time

I am appealing to you
I am requesting your attention or help

To keep it all under control
To maintain responsible and orderly behavior

Circular time. And distance.
The cyclical nature of time and the relationship between distance and time

A nation falls to economy
A country's decline due to economic factors

It's all money.
It all boils down to monetary interests

When this city fell down
Referring to a specific event or scenario where a city suffered a significant collapse or disaster

He was driving around to see.
The artist is describing someone who was surveying the aftermath of a city's destruction

First to fall was the roads
The road infrastructure was the first thing to deteriorate

Animals quickly then arose
Wildlife began to appear more frequently in urban areas following the city's destruction

I took my flask and camcorder
The artist brought along tools to document the destruction they witnessed

To document the rise of the Rose
Referring to a specific event or concept that the singer was documenting

They've taken everything else
Everything else has been claimed or destroyed in some way

How long before they take the blankness?
The singer is wondering when the last remaining things will go away

The blankness...
Referring to something that is empty, unclaimed or untouched

They still sew labels inside
Although the clothes are cheap, they still have labels sewn on the inside

They're only cheap clothes, I know,
The singer expresses their awareness that the clothes they have are not expensive or of high quality

But I haven't got a nickel
The singer has no money

Maybe holes in my shoes are wide.
The artist's shoes may be worn down or have holes in them

But I haven't got a nickel to my name.
The artist is emphasizing their lack of funds

We see how the legions follow
The artist observes how large groups of people tend to conform and follow one another

We take all that we can borrow
Humans tend to take as much as they can, even if it means borrowing from the future

We stop thinking of tomorrow
People prioritize their present and short-term interests over the future

If it ever came
Referring to the possibility of a future event

How many weeks of fighting?
The singer is pondering the amount of time spent engaged in conflict

How many months since typing? ...to see.
The singer is reflecting on how long it's been since they typed or wrote something, and mentions seeing something as an unknown event or outcome