(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 - BR C
(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)
(Jednom sam imao carstvo) (jednom sam imao carstvo) (jednom sam imao carstvo)
Jednom sam imao carstvo u zlatnom dobu
Držao sam se tako visoko, nekada sam bio sjajan
Nekad su se navijali kad su vidjeli moje lice
Sad se bojim da sam pao iz milosti
[Zbor: Taylor Swift, Taylor Swift & Hayley Williams]
I osjećam se kao da se moj dvorac srušio
I gledam kako svi moji mostovi goru na zemlju
I ne želiš me poznavati, samo ću te iznevjeriti
Ne želiš me sada znati
[Stih 2: Hayley Williams, Taylor Swift & Hayley Williams]
Jednom sam bila velika nada za dinastiju
Gužve bi mole na mojim riječima i vjerovali su mi
Njihova je vjera bila jaka, ali ja sam je predaleko gurnuo
Držao sam tu gužvu dok me rastrgao
[Predhorus: Taylor Swift & Hayley Williams, Taylor Swift]
Snaga mi je otišla u glavu i nisam se mogao zaustaviti
Oni koje sam volio pokušao sam pomoći, pa sam ih otrčao
I ovdje sjedim sam iza zidova žaljenja
Padajući poput obećanja koja nikad nisam držala
[Zbor: Taylor Swift & Hayley Williams, Taylor Swift]
I osjećam se kao da se moj dvorac srušio
I gledam kako svi moji mostovi goru na zemlju
I ne želiš me poznavati, samo ću te iznevjeriti
Ne želiš me sada znati
[Bridge: Taylor Swift]
Moji neprijatelji i prijatelji gledaju moj kraj kraja
Ne znam kako bi to moglo završiti na ovaj način
Dim s mojih brodova u luci
Ljudi me gledaju kao da sam čudovište
Sada vrište na prednja vrata palače
Navikao sam pjevati moje ime
Sad vrište da me mrze
Nikad nisam želio da me mrziš
[Zbor: Taylor Swift, Taylor Swift & Hayley Williams]
Srušila se moj dvorac
I gledam kako svi moji mostovi goru na zemlju
I ne želiš me poznavati, samo ću te iznevjeriti (samo te iznevjeri)
Srušila se moj dvorac
Sad me ne želiš znati
[Outro: Taylor Swift]
(Jednom sam imao carstvo)
(Jednom sam imao carstvo)
(Jednom sam imao carstvo)