(Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault) | (Once, I had an empire) (Once, I had an empire) (Once, I had an empire)
Once, I had an empire in a golden age
I was held up so high, I used to be great
They used to cheer when they saw my face
Sanderlei Silveira - 07/07/2023 - US X
(Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault) | (Once, I had an empire) (Once, I had an empire) (Once, I had an empire)
Once, I had an empire in a golden age
I was held up so high, I used to be great
They used to cheer when they saw my face
Now, I fear I have fallen from grace
[Chorus: Taylor Swift, Taylor Swift & Hayley Williams]
And I feel like my castle's crumbling down
And I watch all my bridges burn to the ground
And you don't want to know me, I will just let you down
You don't wanna know me now
[Verse 2: Hayley Williams, Taylor Swift & Hayley Williams]
Once, I was the great hope for a dynasty
Crowds would hang on my words and they trusted me
Their faith was strong, but I pushed it too far
I held that grudge 'til it tore me apart
[Pre-Chorus: Taylor Swift & Hayley Williams, Taylor Swift]
Power went to my head and I couldn't stop
Ones I loved tried to help, so I ran them off
And here I sit alone behind walls of regret
Falling down like promises that I never kept
[Chorus: Taylor Swift & Hayley Williams, Taylor Swift]
And I feel like my castle's crumbling down
And I watch all my bridges burn to the ground
And you don't want to know me, I will just let you down
You don't wanna know me now
[Bridge: Taylor Swift]
My foes and friends watch my reign end
I don't know how it could've ended this way
Smoke billows from my ships in the harbor
People look at me like I'm a monster
Now they're screamin' at the palace's front gates
Used to chant my name
Now they're screaming that they hate me
Never wanted you to hate me
[Chorus: Taylor Swift, Taylor Swift & Hayley Williams]
My castle's crumbling down
And I watch all my bridges burn to the ground
And you don't want to know me, I will just let you down (Just let you down)
My castle's crumbling down
You don't wanna know me now, now
[Outro: Taylor Swift]
(Once, I had an empire)
(Once, I had an empire)
(Once, I had an empire)
(Nekoč sem imel imperij) (nekoč sem imel imperij) (nekoč sem imel imperij)
Nekoč sem imel cesarstvo v zlati dobi
Bil sem tako visoko, včasih sem bil odličen
Včasih so navijali, ko so zagledali moj obraz
Zdaj se bojim, da sem padel iz milosti
[Zbor: Taylor Swift, Taylor Swift in Hayley Williams]
In počutim se, kot da se moj grad razpada
In gledam, kako vsi moji mostovi gorijo na tla
In me ne želite vedeti, samo pustil vas bom na cedilu
Zdaj me nočeš poznati
[Verz 2: Hayley Williams, Taylor Swift in Hayley Williams]
Nekoč sem bil veliko upanje za dinastijo
Množice bi se visile po mojih besedah in mi so zaupali
Njihova vera je bila močna, vendar sem jo potisnil predaleč
Držal sem se, da me je raztrgal
[Pre-Chorus: Taylor Swift & Hayley Williams, Taylor Swift]
Moč mi je šla v glavo in nisem mogla ustaviti
Tisti, ki sem jih imel rad, sem poskušal pomagati, zato sem jih pobegnil
In tu sedim sama za stenami obžalovanja
Padel kot obljube, ki jih nisem nikoli obdržal
[Zbor: Taylor Swift & Hayley Williams, Taylor Swift]
In počutim se, kot da se moj grad razpada
In gledam, kako vsi moji mostovi gorijo na tla
In me ne želite vedeti, samo pustil vas bom na cedilu
Zdaj me nočeš poznati
[Most: Taylor Swift]
Moji sovražniki in prijatelji gledajo moje kraljevanje
Ne vem, kako bi se lahko končalo
Dim minobe z mojih ladij v pristanišču
Ljudje me gledajo, kot da sem pošast
Zdaj kričijo na prednjih vratih palače
Navajen prepevati svoje ime
Zdaj kričijo, da me sovražijo
Nikoli nisem hotel, da me sovražiš
[Zbor: Taylor Swift, Taylor Swift in Hayley Williams]
Moj grad se poruši navzdol
In gledam, kako vsi moji mostovi gorijo na tla
In ne želite me vedeti, samo pustil vas bom (samo spustil)
Moj grad se poruši navzdol
Zdaj me nočeš poznati
[OUTRO: Taylor Swift]
(Nekoč sem imel imperij)
(Nekoč sem imel imperij)
(Nekoč sem imel imperij)