Empire State

Been the crawl of a mountain

Been a link in a chain

Been scolded for stealing

Been told to behave

Been reading the forecast

Something's coming this way

But it's taking forever

I'm too tired to maintain that

I'm slow

Been a scratch on the surface

Been a clog in the drain

Been melodramatic

Been sleeping for days

Been one in a million

Been a million to one

This is taking forever

It always seems to return that

I'm slow

All hands up, salute the Empire State

Faith be true, you know the way

Ten feet tall in this: an empty space

Fallen walls all around

Destroyed again

Destroyed again

Been digging to China

Been a fish in the sea

Been talking to Jesus

He's not talking to me

Been reading the forecast

Something's coming this way

But it's taking forever

I'm too tired to maintain that

I'm slow

All hands up, salute the Empire State

Faith is true, she knows the way

Ten miles tall in this: an empty space

Fallen walls all around

We'll build again

Rebuild again

Been the crawl of a mountain

Been a link in a chain

Been scolded for stealing

Been carted away