(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)
(Jednom sam imao carstvo) (jednom sam imao carstvo) (jednom sam imao carstvo)
Jednom sam imao carstvo u zlatnom dobu
Bio sam tako visoko, bio sam sjajan
Razvelili su kad su mi videli lice
Sada se bojim da sam pao iz milosti
[Chorus: Taylor Swift, Taylor Swift & Hayley Williams]
I osjećam se kao da se moj dvorac drobi
I gledam sve moje mostove spaljuju na zemlju
I ne želite da me poznajete, samo ću vas iznevjeriti
Ne želiš me sada znati
[Verse 2: Hayley Williams, Taylor Swift & Hayley Williams]
Jednom sam bila velika nada u dinastiju
Gužve bi se objesile na moje riječi i vjerovali mi
Njihova vera bila je jaka, ali gurnuo sam je predaleko
Održao sam tu grudu dok me ne rastrga
[Pre-hor: Taylor Swift & Hayley Williams, Taylor Swift]
Moć mi je otišla u glavu i nisam mogao prestati
One koje sam voljela pokušao sam pomoći, pa sam ih otrčao
I ovdje sjedim sama iza zidova žaljenja
Padajući kao obećanja da nikad nisam zadržao
[Chorus: Taylor Swift & Hayley Williams, Taylor Swift]
I osjećam se kao da se moj dvorac drobi
I gledam sve moje mostove spaljuju na zemlju
I ne želite da me poznajete, samo ću vas iznevjeriti
Ne želiš me sada znati
[Most: Taylor Swift]
Moji neprijatelji i prijatelji gledaju moj kraj vladavine
Ne znam kako bi to mogao okončati na ovaj način
Dim milijarde iz mojih brodova u luci
Ljudi me gledaju kao da sam čudovište
Sada vrište na prednjim kapijama palače
Koristi se za pjevanje moje ime
Sada vrište da me mrze
Nikad nisam hteo da me mrziš
[Chorus: Taylor Swift, Taylor Swift & Hayley Williams]
Moj dvorac se raspada
I gledam sve moje mostove spaljuju na zemlju
I ne želiš me znati, samo ću te iznevjeriti (samo te iznevjeri)
Moj dvorac se raspada
Ne želiš me sada znati
[Outro: Taylor Swift]
(Jednom sam imao carstvo)
(Jednom sam imao carstvo)
(Jednom sam imao carstvo)