�Republic�

Face down
Convalescence isn�t coming back around
See the overwhelming odds are plowing down this
Wasted society
In anarchy
Nameless
In a moment marked by decadence
The truth is
Only one percent of everyone owns everything
The struggling
Die with outstretched hands
Damned as the fires burn
Intoxication let down
While the masses scream
Barbarians �n slavery
Lead poisoning
All resulting in resounding loss

Corruption in bureaucracy
Drove the people to exact equality
The flames sparked by hypocrisy
Burned away at absolute authority
-AS ROME IS BURNING DOWN-

Let down
As the white robes fled
The streets are littered with the
Bodies of the dead �n of the dying
Crying� out in pain
Just who is to blame
Was it those in power - those with everything?
Or was it those who did nothing but follow blindly
Absence of veracity
Condemns fully
As history shows - what we�re doing now
Will be looked down upon by future centuries
That�s if we live that long
it�s all repeating thus far

This isn�t a democracy
The people�s voices do not carry
Elected by majority
Will only result in calamity
-AS ROME IS BURNING DOWN-

�2007 Razbaque Dirge.