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Empire

by Virimah

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This song is about a son's admiration for his parents and the doubts that sometimes assail him when they don't seem to reach them. It's about the love he feels for them and his ambition to build a family cocoon where they will be happy forever to, in a way, thank them.

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Empire


Call me father
Cause I’m not sure I can keep on like this
Tell me how did you manage to get over all these things

I’d go further
If only I could talk to you a bit
I would probably understand the way you passed through it


I’m building an Empire
A better place to stay together you and I
A kingdom full of jokers who will make you smile
I’ll raise a house of cards
To save the pretty things that you built in your life
Call me anytime, I’ll be there to drive a hundred miles


Write me mother
We’ll share long letters as we used to do
I can’t even count all the lessons that I’ve learned from you

I get older
Each time I think about the songs we listened to
On every pretty road your car made me crossing through


I’m building an Empire
A better place to stay together you and I
A kingdom full of jokers who will make you smile
I’ll raise a house of cards
To save the pretty things that you built in your life
Call me anytime, I’ll be there to drive a hundred miles



I'm a soldier
And I never thought I would fall in battle
Please hang my picture on the wall just to remember

Tell each other
You got the luck to spend a whole life side by side
it's the kind of horse I'd bet on for an eternal ride


I’m building an Empire
A better place to stay together you and I
A kingdom full of jokers who will make you smile
I’ll raise a house of cards
To save the pretty things that you built in your life
Call me anytime, I’ll be there to drive a hundred miles

Call me anytime, I’ll be there to drive a hundred miles

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released May 19, 2023
Performed by Virimah
Composed by Virimah
Written by Virimah
Source: Kicklabel

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Virimah France

I’m a French Pop Folk Musician
& Songwriter
I sing ( in english cuz I’m not a good french poet )
I play, drink ( coffee ? ) & laugh, always.

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