The World
Empire of the Sun Song Lyrics

I asked the world a question

When do you begin?

I asked him of his problems

When do you go wrong?

My singing cells have power

An army by my side.

You so want my mind

You trick my time

And I run around and you're on your own

Without with without you say at home at home

How hard do you make it go?

No mothers and fathers to make us anymore

No arms or eyes to shape us

Like life itself

Then a thousand red coats scorn me.

You so want my mind

You trick my time

And I run around and you're on your own

Without with without you say at home at home

How hard do you make it go?

You so want my mind

You trick my time

And I run around and you're on your own

Without with without you say at home at home

How hard do you make it go?

It's just a memory

Billions and billions of lights and hearts

Befalling to embers through to coal

Save from dust to dust

To wind to desert to death.

I asked the world a question

When did you begin?

I asked him of his problems

When did you go wrong?

Those lead you who wake from the dreams which lies and shapes the farm in their eyes.