(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)
(Raz som mal ríšu) (raz som mal ríšu) (raz som mal ríšu)
Raz som mal ríšu v zlatom veku
Bol som držaný tak vysoko, bol som skvelý
Kedysi fandili, keď videli moju tvár
Teraz sa obávam, že som upadol z milosti
[Chorus: Taylor Swift, Taylor Swift a Hayley Williams]
A mám pocit, že sa môj hrad rozpadá dole
A sledujem, ako všetky moje mosty horia na zem
A ty ma nechceš poznať, len ťa sklamím
Teraz ma nechceš poznať
[Verš 2: Hayley Williams, Taylor Swift a Hayley Williams]
Raz som bol veľkou nádejou pre dynastiu
Davy by viseli na mojich slovách a dôverovali mi
Ich viera bola silná, ale tlačil som ju príliš ďaleko
Držal som tú záštitu, kým ma to roztrhne
[Presorus: Taylor Swift a Hayley Williams, Taylor Swift]
Sila šla k mojej hlave a ja som nemohol prestať
Tí, ktorých som miloval, som sa snažil pomôcť, tak som ich odštartoval
A tu sedím sám za múrmi ľútosti
Padať ako sľuby, ktoré som nikdy nedodržal
[Chorus: Taylor Swift a Hayley Williams, Taylor Swift]
A mám pocit, že sa môj hrad rozpadá dole
A sledujem, ako všetky moje mosty horia na zem
A ty ma nechceš poznať, len ťa sklamím
Teraz ma nechceš poznať
[Bridge: Taylor Swift]
Moji nepriatelia a priatelia sledujú koniec môjho vlády
Neviem, ako by to mohlo skončiť týmto spôsobom
Dym Billlows z mojich lodí v prístave
Ľudia sa na mňa pozerajú, akoby som monštrum
Teraz kričia na predných bránach paláca
Zvyknuté spievať moje meno
Teraz kričia, že ma nenávidia
Nikdy som nechcel, aby si ma nenávidel
[Chorus: Taylor Swift, Taylor Swift a Hayley Williams]
Môj hrad sa rozpadá
A sledujem, ako všetky moje mosty horia na zem
A ty ma nechceš poznať, len ťa sklamám (len ťa sklamam)
Môj hrad sa rozpadá
Teraz ma teraz nechceš poznať
[Outro: Taylor Swift]
(Raz som mal ríšu)
(Raz som mal ríšu)
(Raz som mal ríšu)