Ending of an Era

the city, the hustle
the workers, the muscle
the martyrs, the monkeys
the data, the junkies
the wounded, the tortured
the fallen, the slaughtered
the highway, the wagons
the dungeons, the dragons
the ocean, the salmon
the lifeblood, the famine
the cattle, the karma
the bible, the drama
the princess, the paupers
the daughters, their stalkers
the statement, the warning
the sirens, we set 'em off

sirens
sound off the sirens
hell reigns above

the huffing, the puffing
the money for nothing
the winnings, the losses
the burning of the crosses
the passion, the hunger
the lightning, the thunder
the murder, the mirror
the ending of an era
the fortune, the market
the children, the target
the lovers, the fighters
the writers that guide us
the future, the preachers
the teachers that reach us
the statement, the warning
the sirens, we set 'em off

sirens
sound off the sirens
hell reigns above