Empire Lyrics - My Better Self - Dar Williams

Who's afraid of the sun? 

Who'd question the goodness of the mighty? 

We who banish the threat 

When your little ones all go nighty-nighty 

Well, there's no time for doubt right now 

And less time to explain 

So get back on your horses 

Kiss my ring, join our next campaign 

And the Empire grows with the news that we're winning 

With more fear to conquer 

And more gold thread for spinning 

Bright as the sun, shining on everyone 

Some would say that we forced our words 

And we find that ingenuously churlish 

Words are just words 

Don't be so pessimistic, weak and girlish 

We like strong and happy people 

Who don't think there's something wrong with pride 

Work makes them free 

And we spread that freedom far and wide 

And the Empire grows, the seeds of its glory 

For every five tanks, plant a sentimental story 

Till they worship the sun 

Even Christ loving ones 

And we'll kill the terror who rises 

And a million of their races 

But when our people torture you 

That's a few random cases 

Don't question the sun, it doesn't help anyone 

But the journalist cried out 

"When it was too late to stop us 

Everyone had awakened to the dream 

They could enter our Colossus" 

And now I'm right, here you said I'm right 

There's nothing that can harm me 

'Cause the sun never sets 

On my dungeons or my army 

And the Empire fell 

On its own splintered axis 

And the Emperor wanes 

As the silver moon waxes 

And the farmers will find our coins 

In their strawberry fields 

While somebody somewhere 

Twists his ring as someone kneels 

Oh where is the sun shining for everyone? 

Oh where is the sun shining for everyone?