Empires

Can you hear the call?
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 Do you recall your papa when he sat you on his knee
 Telling you the stories of everything he sees
 Parading other people, how they braved the battlefield
 Taking on an empire, fighting to be free
 Oh papa, tell me what you saw
 Tan, tan, tara, can you hear the call?
 Oh papa, I can see it in your eye
 Tan, tan, tara, ba, bap, da, da
 Flying out the funnel, crackling on the radio
 Emergency connections on a telephone exchange
 You've reached the operator, what's the reason for your call?
 Can you tell me what's the point in building empty empires now?
 Oh papa, tell me what you saw
 Tan, tan, tara, can you hear the call?
 Oh papa, I can see it in your eye
 Tan, tan, tara, ba, bap, da, da
 Oh, now, they know that a hundred years ago
 That they would build an empire strong
 Give it time, and these imaginary lines will fade away
 The battle goes around until we find a common ground
 What's the point in building empty empires now?
 Oh papa, tell me what you saw
 Tan, tan, tara, can you hear the call?
 Oh papa, I can see it in your eye
 Tan, tan, tara, ba, bap, da, da
 Oh papa, tell me what you saw
 Tan tan tara, can you hear the call?
 Oh papa, I can see it in your eye
 Tan, tan, tara, ba, bap, da, da
 Oh, now, they know that a hundred years ago
 That they would build an empire strong
 Give it time, and these imaginary lines will fade away
 What's the point in building
 What's the point in building
 What's the point in building empty empires now?...