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[Verse 1]
We used to drink on the emperor’s dime
Marble halls
High walls
Straight lines
Gold on the flags
Oil in the ink
Some guy in a crown telling us what to think
Then we shrank down to a kingdom map
Same old throne in a smaller wrap
Kings on coins
Queens on stamps
Same cold orders
Different lamps
[Chorus]
We used to have empires run by emperors
Then we had kingdoms run by kings
Now we just have countries
Trying to work out what that means
We used to have empires run by emperors
Then we had kingdoms run by kings
Now we just have countries
And I’m still here in Australia
Wondering what that brings
[Verse 2]
Lines on a globe
Drawn straight through land
Old boot prints in the desert sand
Southern Cross sewn onto a flag
History packed in a plastic bag
We changed the names
But we kept the frames
Same old stories
Different games
From sailing ships to budget cuts
Same big voices
Same old guts
[Chorus]
We used to have empires run by emperors
Then we had kingdoms run by kings
Now we just have countries
Trying to work out what that means
We used to have empires run by emperors
Then we had kingdoms run by kings
Now we just have countries
And I’m still here in Australia
Wondering what that brings
[Bridge]
Is this freedom or a rebrand?
New anthem for the same old band
Barbecue smoke and a borrowed crown
Still asking who built this town
[Chorus]
We used to have empires run by emperors
Then we had kingdoms run by kings
Now we just have countries
Trying to work out what that means
We used to have empires run by emperors
Then we had kingdoms run by kings
Now we just have countries
And I’m still here in Australia
Wondering what that brings
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