Castles Crumbling (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 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 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 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 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 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 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 (Once, I had an empire) (Once, I had an empire) (Once, I had an empire)