Shining Capital

[Verse 1]
He hung up his war coat slow
Put on that fancy suit
Went from the field to the marble steps
With a grin and polished boots
Now the men who once gave orders
Speak soft when he walks in
And the map room boys all straighten up
When that old name comes again

[Pre-Chorus]
He found gold in the ruins
Found power in the ash
Built a flag on broken concrete
Then he never looked back

[Chorus]
Shining Capital, shining Capital
Everybody knows his name
Shining Capital, shining Capital
Now the whole world feels his flame
Rich men bow low
Poor folks line the road
Shining Capital, shining Capital
That’s the place he owns

[Verse 2]
The settlers came with empty hands
And dust on every sleeve
They crossed the dry bone valley
Just to beg for what they need
He smiles from a high-backed chair
With a rifle on the wall
And every deal in that great hall
Leaves somebody else to fall

[Pre-Chorus]
He found gold in the ruins
Found power in the ash
Built a flag on broken concrete
Then he never looked back

[Chorus]
Shining Capital, shining Capital
Everybody knows his name
Shining Capital, shining Capital
Now the whole world feels his flame
Rich men bow low
Poor folks line the road
Shining Capital, shining Capital
That’s the place he owns

[Bridge]
Once he was a general
Now he wears the crown
The same hard eyes, the same hard hand
Just a cleaner kind of sound
And when the bells ring over town
You can hear the people say
He climbed up out the fallout
And he sealed the doors away

[Final Chorus]
Shining Capital, shining Capital
Everybody knows his name
Shining Capital, shining Capital
Now the whole world feels his flame
Rich men bow low
Poor folks line the road
Shining Capital, shining Capital
That’s the place he owns