Album My Better Self (2005)

"The best, most solid place to stand as you look at our present situation is on a foundation of history. The Roman Empire, the British Empire, and the Nazi empire all have things in common. It's a cautionary song because empires are doomed. They become more diffuse, more broke, demagogues rule, and so I was just pointing out some similarities between past empires and what's going on right now. They all have had to apply more and more harsh rhetoric of superiority and divine right to justify the building of hegemony."

[1992]
Lyrics and music by Dar Williams
From "The Honesty Room"

Testo e musica di Dar Williams
da "The Honesty Room"