Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Humour me for another minute or two
Please let me tell you how it ends
Hear the great tale of how I ruined it all
If you have the will to spend, oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
The curtain closes on a story (woah, oh)
An empire fallen from glory
A selfish sense of justice implored me to save myself
Strange how it takes being down to have something to stand for
Then it all went down
I bid farewell
I took the crown from where it fell
I pulled the roots from where they rested in the rotten depths of hell
Can you hear the sound
Of a brand new kingdom now?
Of our old lights fizzled out?
Light a new fire for what we aspire to be
You can't tell me how to live
Or for what I'd give my life
Now the whole world's singing this anthem into the dark of night
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
And in the dark we all gather one last time
To make something of the sticks and stones
That once built up their thrones
We'll build our brand new home
And it all went down
I bid farewell
I took the crown from where it fell
A bright new flame
A blinding light
Astounding brilliance
Brand new life!
Can you hear the sound
Of a brand new kingdom now?
Of our old lights fizzled out?
Light a new fire for what we aspire to be
You can't tell me how to live
Or for what I'd give my life
Now the whole world's singing this anthem into the dark of night
In the lens through which some eyes will see
This tale is one of failure
And though I don't think I'm your enemy, I'll never be your savior
And in the lens through which some eyes will see
This tale is one of victory
And though I don't think I'm a failure
I don't deserve your sympathy
Can you hear the sound
Of a brand new kingdom now?
Of our old lights fizzled out?
Light a new fire for what we aspire to be
You can't tell me how to live
Or for what I'd give my life
Now the whole world's singing this anthem into the dark of night
So we draw a new curtain (so we draw a new curtain
A new door becomes open (a new door becomes open)
The tale of the sun has come to an end (but the tale of the sun can't end)