Capo 1st fret (or transpose +1 semitone) [Intro] [Verse 1]   Looking like some clear skies have finally opened up my eyes   Livin’ in a lost time   The dawning of a brand new man   So much blood on our   hands   King and queen of being lonely   Children of the empire see that we’re all lost   There comes a cost walking in the labyrinth without love   How much can you take?   And when are you gonna be okay?   Gain control of what we    made   Instead of being afraid   Children of the empire say [Chorus]   "We’re long gone   In that eternal flame   Trying to break away   From the mess we made   Oh we don’t have time anymore to be afraid"      [Verse 2]   We tend to live long that’s why so many things go wrong   People selling their young blood   I guess that’s the price you pay   Fake desire but no one lives oh   Won’t the fire burn our sin   Before we get a chance to love again?   Children understand that they pay for their sins   Seize control of what they  made   Before we all fade away   Children of the empire wanna change [Chorus]   ’Cause we’re long gone   In that eternal flame   Trying to break away   From the mess we made   Oh we don’t have time anymore to be afraid anymore   +  /     [Outro]   Children of the empire know   Know that they’re not free for long   They wanna be free   They know we’re not free oh no   We wanna be free