[Verse 1]
We’re falling stars from the sky
Leaving the heavens, leaving the light
There’s no place for us now
Closing my eyes
Wishing that I could turn back somehow
Far outside of the gates
Where the emptiness waits
Nothing left here lose
Gone in the flames
Feeling the weight, the weight of it all

[Chorus]
We built an empire we thought was never ending
We tried to stop the fire but now there’s no pretending
Beauty to dust
Paradise is lost, paradise is lost

[Verse 2]
Is the blood on my hands?
Am I to blame? I don’t understand
In one breath it was gone
Gold were the days
That we laid to waste in this burning sun

[Chorus]
We built an empire we thought was never ending
We tried to stop the fire but now there’s no pretending
Beauty to dust
Paradise is lost, paradise is lost
We built an empire we thought was never ending
We tried to stop the fire but now there’s no pretending
Beauty to dust
Paradise is lost, paradise is lost
[Bridge]
Paradise is lost
Paradise is lost
Paradise is lost

[Chorus]
We built an empire we thought was never ending
We tried to stop the fire but now there’s no pretending
Beauty to dust
Paradise is lost, paradise is lost

Paradise is lost
Paradise is lost