• [Verse 1] Night has fallen on the empty palace, My thoughts wander in the arid wind. Must I crack down or must I understand? Between two fires, which side to defend? • [Chorus] The worries of a man of the Empire, Who keeps silent watch while the people sigh. Bearer of the law beneath a sky of fire, I seek my path as I pray to the gods. • [Verse 2] The tax coffers cry out for money, The people groan under the shifting weight. And reports pile high upon the table, Is this immense burden even tenable? • [Chorus] The worries of a man of the Empire, Who keeps silent watch while the people sigh. Bearer of the law beneath a sky of fire, I seek my path as I pray to the gods. • [Verse 3] Far from Rome and its gentle living, I seek answers in an old book. To govern is to choose, but at what cost? When the storm is rumbling in people's minds. • [Outro] The oil lamp flickers... The night continues to watch...
