Rise of Nations

[Verse] Why do nations rise why do they fall It's the way we build our walls Man-made laws and man-made chains Power and pride running through the veins [Verse 2] Prosperity built on shifting sands We hold the future in our hands Politics and money games Who’s to profit who’s to blame [Chorus] Rise and fall the nations cry We chase the dream beneath the sky Power structures built so high We rise and fall together try [Verse 3] Institution’s written rules Define the wise define the fools In the poverty or wealth It's the cards we’ve dealt [Bridge] Man-made choices man-made wrongs Echo through our broken songs Economics twisted light Darkness comes and steals the night [Chorus] Rise and fall the nations cry We chase the dream beneath the sky Power structures built so high We rise and fall together try