It's simple and eternal

The sum of where we're made

Across the land we circle

Inside is where we're raised

As nations keep on marching

As borders break and fall

The guardian eye is watching

The hawk who sees it all

I know you're aching to move on

It doesn't matter where you are when you belong

Something close to love

But more mysterious

I'll hold you in the shadow of my arms

Always close to love

But more victorious

Can you feel this empire being born

The pull of where you're from is far too strong

It's honest and it's brutal

There's beauty in its strength

It's never less than truthful

It's born from innocence

Break through the web that I have spun

It doesn't matter where you are when I am gone

Something close to love

But more mysterious

I'll hold you in the shadow of my arms

Always close to love

But more victorious

Can you feel this empire being born

The pull of where you're from is far too strong

Always close to

Always close to

Always close to

Always always

Something close to love

But more mysterious

I'll hold you in the shadow of my arms

Always close to love

But more victorious

Can you feel this empire being born

The pull of where you're from is far too strong