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Artist: Bastille
Track: Pompeii

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Eh-eh-oh, eh-oh
Eh-eh-oh, eh-oh
Eh-eh-oh, eh-oh
Eh-eh-oh, eh-oh
Eh-eh-oh, eh-oh
Eh-eh-oh, eh-oh
Eh-eh-oh, eh-oh
Eh-eh-oh, eh-oh

I was left to my own devices
Many days fell away with nothing to show

And the walls kept tumbling down
In the city that we love
Grey clouds roll over the hills
Bringing darkness from above

But if you close your eyes
Does it almost feel like
Nothing changed at all?
And if you close your eyes
Does it almost feel like
You've been here before?
How am I gonna be an optimist about this?
How am I gonna be an optimist about this?

We were caught up and lost in all of our vices
In your pose as the dust settles around us

And the walls kept tumbling down
In the city that we love
Grey clouds roll over the hills
Bringing darkness from above

But if you close your eyes
Does it almost feel like
Nothing changed at all?
And if you close your eyes
Does it almost feel like
You've been here before?
How am I gonna be an optimist about this?
How am I gonna be an optimist about this?

Eh-oh, eh-oh
Eh-eh-oh, eh-oh
Eh-eh-oh, eh-oh
Eh-eh-oh, eh-oh

Oh, where do we begin?
The rubble or our sins?
Oh-oh, where do we begin?
The rubble or our sins?

And the walls kept tumbling down (oh, where do we begin?)
In the city that we love (the rubble or our sins?)
Grey clouds roll over the hills (oh, where do we begin?)
Bringing darkness from above (the rubble or our sins?)

But if you close your eyes
Does it almost feel like
Nothing changed at all?
And if you close your eyes
Does it almost feel like
You've been here before?
Oh, how am I gonna be an optimist about this?
How am I gonna be an optimist about this?

If you close your eyes
Does it almost feel like nothing changed at all?

Eh-eh-oh, eh-oh
Eh-eh-oh, eh-oh
Eh-eh-oh, eh-oh
Eh-eh-oh, eh-oh
Eh-eh-oh, eh-oh
Eh-eh-oh, eh-oh
Eh-eh-oh, eh-oh
Eh-eh-oh, eh-oh
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SongMeanings Interpretations
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[Intro] / Eh, eheu, eheu / Eh, eheu, eheu / Eh, eheu, eheu / Eh, eheu, eheu / Eh, eheu, eheu / Eh, eheu, eheu / Eh, eheu, eheu / Eh, eheu, eheu / [Verse 1] / I was left to my own
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[Verse 1] / I was left to my own devices / Many days fell away with nothing to show / [Pre-Chorus] / And the walls kept tumbling down in the city that we love / Great clouds roll
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[Verse 1] / I was left to my own devices / Many days fell away with nothing to show / [Pre-Chorus] / And the walls kept tumbling down in the city that we love / Grey clouds roll
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[Verse 1] / I was left to my own devices / Many days fell away with nothing to show / [Pre-Chorus] / And the walls kept tumbling down in the city that we love / Great clouds roll
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[Verse 1] / I was left to my own devices / Many days fell away with nothing to show / [Pre-Chorus] / And the walls kept tumbling down in the city that we love / Grey clouds roll
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[Instrumental]
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Bastille
Bastille is a British indie pop band. After releasing a limited single in 2010 and the Laura Palmer EP in 2011, the band was signed to Virgin Records. Following their signing, the
Bastille
Bastille is a British indie pop band. After releasing a limited single in 2010 and the Laura Palmer EP in 2011, the band was signed to Virgin Records. Following their signing, the