The Great Tale of How I Ruined It All

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
 Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
 Humour me for another minute or two
 Please let me tell you how it ends
 Hear the great tale of how I ruined it all
 If you have the will to spend, oh
 Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
 Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
 The curtain closes on a story (woah, oh)
 An empire fallen from glory
 A selfish sense of justice implored me to save myself
 Strange how it takes being down to have something to stand for
 Then it all went down
 I bid farewell
 I took the crown from where it fell
 I pulled the roots from where they rested in the rotten depths of hell
 Can you hear the sound
 Of a brand new kingdom now?
 Of our old lights fizzled out?
 Light a new fire for what we aspire to be
 You can't tell me how to live
 Or for what I'd give my life
 Now the whole world's singing this anthem into the dark of night
 Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
 Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
 And in the dark we all gather one last time
 To make something of the sticks and stones
 That once built up their thrones
 We'll build our brand new home
 And it all went down
 I bid farewell
 I took the crown from where it fell
 A bright new flame
 A blinding light
 Astounding brilliance
 Brand new life!
 Can you hear the sound
 Of a brand new kingdom now?
 Of our old lights fizzled out?
 Light a new fire for what we aspire to be
 You can't tell me how to live
 Or for what I'd give my life
 Now the whole world's singing this anthem into the dark of night
 In the lens through which some eyes will see
 This tale is one of failure
 And though I don't think I'm your enemy, I'll never be your savior
 And in the lens through which some eyes will see
 This tale is one of victory
 And though I don't think I'm a failure
 I don't deserve your sympathy
 Can you hear the sound
 Of a brand new kingdom now?
 Of our old lights fizzled out?
 Light a new fire for what we aspire to be
 You can't tell me how to live
 Or for what I'd give my life
 Now the whole world's singing this anthem into the dark of night
 So we draw a new curtain (so we draw a new curtain
 A new door becomes open (a new door becomes open)
 The tale of the sun has come to an end (but the tale of the sun can't end)