Kekaisaran karton akan Anda runtuh ke tanah
As we watched by
Seperti yang kita saksikan
Shipping magnate are you stranded on the ground
Petinggi pengiriman Anda terdampar di lapangan
With no dog to fly…
Tanpa anjing terbang …
Round the table sat the kings of circumstance
Meja bundar duduk di atas raja-raja situasi
The puppeteer would pull his strings
Dalang itu akan menarik senarnya
And we would sing and dance
Dan kita akan bernyanyi dan menari
As the cardboard empire fell
Saat kardus kardus jatuh
Stone Age Neros sat behind their desks of steel
Stone Age Neros duduk di belakang meja baja mereka
Trading paper clips
Perdagangan klip kertas
Of our empire there was nothing left untouched
Dari kekaisaran kita tidak ada yang tak tersentuh
But potato chips
Tapi keripik kentang
We sat down at the banquet and the jester danced a reel
Kami duduk di jamuan makan dan si jester menari reel
The gladiator drew his sword, we knew we were the meal
Gladiator menarik pedangnya, kami tahu bahwa kami adalah makanannya
As the cardboard empire fell
Saat kardus kardus jatuh
Who are the people, who are the people
Siapakah orang-orang, siapa orang-orangnya
Who are the people that you think you are?
Siapakah orang yang kamu pikir kamu?