[Verse 1]
Speak to me of dynasty
Who felled the trees and sailed the seas of industry
Who freed the slaves from sugar cane
A city born, a sweeter cage, a working wage
So carve the truth in shoulder blades
If I were you I'd tell the truth a different way
A golden ring, a heroine
The war is lost but history is just a song

[Chorus]
And all you found was seas to drown us
Roads to move us and screams to soothe us
I waited till my dying days were gone
And I'm coming home

[Verse 2]
And so it spreads like riverbeds
And life will cling to any hopeless chance it gets
A hurricane, a thousand leaves
Will spread the rain and then of course it spreads the seeds

[Chorus]
And all you found was seas to drown us
Roads to move us and screams to soothe us
I waited till my dying days were gone
And I'm coming home
[Bridge]
If you're gonna lead me there, if you're gonna lead me out
If you're gonna lead me there, if you're gonna lead me out
If you're gonna lead me there, if you're gonna lead me out
If you're gonna lead me there, if you're gonna lead me out

[Chorus]
And all you found was seas to drown us
Roads to move us and screams to soothe us
I waited till my dying days were gone
And I'm coming home