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Fallen Empires
Snow Patrol
You called my name in the dark
Called me back to the start
The condensation is building tension
A stubborn silence is formed
'Round our bodies it's warm
The cool wet grasses as summer passes
Frightened under attack
Fallen flat on my back
Arms and legs, I'm too scared to beg
Haunt me most when it's light
The thought of you don't sit right
I need the darkness, a death grip embrace
Reason cities to dust
Faces dripping in lust
Fallen empires and raging bushfires
(fires, fires)
All your words unfounded
Secret lives bound in bed
Living backwards, entangled backwards
(words)
Ruined everything right
So good, I can't see the light
From my cave I can see the wave
Fallen empires and raging bushfires
[intermezzo]
We are the light, we are the light
We are the light, we are the light
We are the light, we are the light
We are the light, we are the light
We are the light, we are the light
We are the light, we are the light
We are the light, we are the light
We are the light, we are the light
We are the light, we are the light
We are the light, we are the light
We are the light, we are the light
We are the light, we are the light
We are the light, we are the light
We are the light, we are the light
We are the light, we are the light
We are the light, we are the light
We are the light, we are the light
(Run to the fire)
We are the light, we are the light
(Run to the fire)
We are the light, we are the light
(Run to the fire)
We are the light, we are the light
(Run to the fire)
We are the light, we are the light
(Run to the fire)
We are the light, we are the light
(Run to the fire)
We are the light, we are the light
(Run to the fire)
We are the light, we are the light
(Run to the fire)
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About this Song
Fallen Empires by Snow Patrol is a song that explores themes of loss, decay, and change. The song reflects on the fall of great civilizations and uses this as a metaphor to explore personal and societal disintegration. Key themes include the passage of time, the inevitability of decline, and the hope of rebirth. Poignant moments in the song include lines that reflect on the beauty of what once was and the bittersweet acceptance of its passing.
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