Empire
SINEAD O´CONNOR Lyrics

I'm looking at your soul, your soul, your soul, your soul
I am carefully inspecting your inner self.

I'm looking at your future, your future, future, future
I am studying what lies ahead for you.

As I look into your eyes, these eyes, these eyes, these eyes
While gazing into your eyes.

I see another side, side, side, side
I am able to detect another aspect of your persona.

Vampire, you're(you) feed on the life of a pure heart
You are a metaphorical vampire who preys upon pure souls.

Vampire you suck the life of goodness
Your actions deplete the reserves of innate kindness in individuals.

Turn the lights on
Illuminate the darkness.

Let the lights shine bright
Make everything clear and visible.

You've got to feel yourself and let go
You need to be in touch with your inner self and release your inhibitions.

You got to know you reap what you sown(sow)
You must realize that your actions have consequences.

You've got to feel something at sometime
There will come a moment when you must experience emotions.

Check the writings on the wall
Observe the signs and signals.

And look into the sight
Keep your vision focused.

You're spending all your money on gare(gear) that never work
Your expenses are futile as the products are ineffective.

you're wasting all your energy and everywhere it hurts
You are expending your energy and suffering as a result.

God it really hurts
It is truly painful and agonizing.

you got to know yourself
You need to be introspective and understand your true nature.

From now on I'll call you England
I shall refer to you as England.

See if you spit in the sky
Consider what the consequences of your actions will be.

It will fall in your eye
Your actions can harm yourself.

You see what goes up must come down
All actions have consequences.

You will die looking up if you're not looking in
If you only look towards the sky and not yourself, you will perish.

I'm looking at your partners and they would never agree
I am assessing the opinions of those you surround yourself with.

I'm looking for your justice and it can not be seen
I am searching for the fairness and rightfulness in your actions but cannot find it.

I'm checking where you're coming from and where you're going to
I am analyzing your past and future trajectories.

I'm checking all off what you have done to see what you can do
I am scrutinizing your present to determine what you're capable of.

I'm looking at your lawbooks and they were never read
I am considering the lack of importance attached to legal guidelines in your behavior.

I'm looking at your lovesquire and they can not be thread
I am detecting the difficulty of maintaining a romantic relationship due to your nature.

I'm looking at your empire living on the drears
I am observing your realm surviving on the exploitation of the vulnerable.

Empire fall man, empire go
Empires can rise and fall.

There's a lesson to be learned
An experience can offer a takeaway.

Why is it that, you must know
You must realize why certain things happen.

and the rich that you eat is more like food that you fear
You consume wealth like it's sustenance that you're frightened will run out.

gotta see no love anyway you appear
There is an absence of love present in your existence, regardless of your public façade.

you've got to know yourself
It is vital that you attain self-awareness.