Lyrics
[verse]
I used to rule this city like it all belonged to me
Marble halls and towers, far as eyes could see
Now the gates are silent, now the flags are gone
Only echoes of the anthem that we used to sing along
[chorus]
Long live the fire, long live the fallen crown
Long live the memory before the walls came down
I hear the bells still ringing though the kingdom's turned to dust
Long live the fire, long live us
[verse]
I remember standing high above the crowded square
Every voice was cheering, every eye was there
Now I'm walking quiet through the ruins of the past
Wondering how a moment so bright could never last
[chorus]
Long live the fire, long live the fallen crown
Long live the memory before the walls came down
I hear the bells still ringing though the kingdom's turned to dust
Long live the fire, long live us
[bridge]
Roman soldiers, painted saints, all the same beneath the stone
Every empire finds an ending, every throne is on its own
But the choir keeps on singing somewhere past the broken gate
Long live the fire, even after fate
[chorus]
Long live the fire, long live the fallen crown
Long live the memory before the walls came down
I hear the bells still ringing though the kingdom's turned to dust
Long live the fire, long live us
