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Gripped by Fear
Recession repression regression
Recession repression regression
Shifts of scenery
And warning tremors of landslides

The sky comes down
The mountains move aside
Your kingdom slips out of your hands
The sky comes down
The mountains move aside
Your kingdom slips out of your hands

Your tyranny
I was part of
Is now cracking
On every side
And your own life
Is in danger
Your empire
Is on fire

The staggering blows
Are shaking the walls
Nowhere, no place to hide this time
The staggering blows
Are shaking the walls
Nowhere, no place to hide this time
Your tyranny
I was part of
Is now cracking
On every side
And your own life
Is in danger
Your empire
Is on fire
Is on fire
Is on fire
Is on fire
Is on fire

There is more sand than oil in your engine

Calm down
Flare up, flare up
Calm down
Flare up, flare up
Calm down
Flare up, flare up
Calm down
Flare up, flare up

Your tyranny
I was part of
Is now cracking
On every side
And your own life
Is in danger
Your empire
Is on fire