Verse
C
Like a city overthrown
Em
We're turning buildings into stone
D
We leave the bodies to the crows
Am
On a funeral of fire
C
Now we're choking on the fumes
Em
Spread the lie and kill the truth
D
They're in the ashes of the proof
Am
We watch the flames rise higher
[Chorus]
C
Our empire
Em
Is on fire
D
Our empire
Am
Is on fire
C Em D Am
Our empire's on fire
C Em D Am C
Our empire is on fire
[Verse 2]
C
Now we're falling through the ice
Em
We made our bed and rolled the dice
D
Well every gamble has a price
Am
We watched the cracks grow wider
C
Waves are climbing past your knees
Em
It's just the coming of the seas
D
It's getting harder now to breathe
Am
We watched the tides rise higher
[Chorus]
C
Our empire
Em
Is on fire
D
Our empire
Am
Is on fire
C Em D Am
Our empire's on fire
C Em D Am
Our empire is on fire
[Bridge]
C
I said I know you know we feel it in our bones
Em
I said I know you know we feel it in our bones
D
I said I know you know we feel it in our bones
Am
I said I know, woah oh oh!
C Em D Am
[Chorus]
C
Our empire
Em
Is on fire
D
Our
Am
Is on fire
C Em D Am
Our empire's on fire
C Em D Am C
Our empire is on fire