[Verse 1] Stone gates cracking Banners falling slow Empty throne room Dust on the gold But I hear echoes Footsteps in the square Laughing Shouting All of us still there [Pre-Chorus] We were fire in the courtyard Spinning under paper lights Every heartbeat was a war drum Every kiss a battle cry [Chorus] Raise your hands for the kingdom of the afterglow We were here We were wild Let the story grow When the towers fade and the walls come down Our names keep dancing through the crowd Oh The crown disappears in the river below But the nights we lit up will be all they know Time can steal the stone Steal the throne Not the kingdom Not the kingdom of the afterglow [Verse 2] Lantern ribbons Dripping from the trees Wine-stained tables Spilled with memories We carved promises Into wooden doors Even if they burn They’re carved into us more [Pre-Chorus] We were sparks over the ramparts Running through the colored rain Every chorus like a signal We were never just a name [Chorus] Raise your hands for the kingdom of the afterglow We were here We were wild Let the story grow When the towers fade and the walls come down Our names keep dancing through the crowd Oh The crown disappears in the river below But the nights we lit up will be all they know Time can steal the stone Steal the throne Not the kingdom Not the kingdom of the afterglow [Bridge] [Beat cuts Vocal and pads] When they tell the tales Will they see our faces? Hear the broken hymns Shaking all the places? We were flickers We were flares We’re still burning In their prayers (woah) [Chorus] Raise your hands for the kingdom of the afterglow We were here We were wild Let the story grow When the towers fade and the walls come down Our names keep dancing through the crowd Oh The crown disappears in the river below But the nights we lit up will be all they know Time can steal the stone Steal the throne Not the kingdom Not the kingdom of the afterglow
