Last night the word came down

Ten dead in Chinatown

Innocent, their only crime was

Being in the wrong place at the wrong time

Too bad, people say

What's wrong with the kids today

Tell you right now they've got nothing to lose

They're building empire

Johnny used to work after school

At the cinema show

Gotta hustle if he wants an education

Yeah, he's got a long way to go

Now's he's out on the street all day

Selling Crack to the people who pay

Got an AK-47 for his best friend

Business the American way

Eastside meets westside downtown

No time the walls fall down

Can't you feel it coming

Empire

Can't you hear it calling

Black man trapped again

Holds his chains in his hand

Brother killing brother

For the profit of another

Game point nobody wins

Decline, right on time

What happened to the dream sublime

Tear it all down we'll put it up again

Another empire

Eastside meets westside downtown

No time, no line, the walls fall down

Can't you feel it coming

Empire

Can't you hear it coming

Empire

Can't someone here stop it