All the empires that came to an end
All the church bells that won't ring again
All the ruins still get visited
For their faded splendor
All the pictures face-down in a drawer
All the words that we don't say no more
All the things you used to love me for
I remember

Something that beautiful
Never goes away

It's all faded
Splendor
All wasted
Time
Started building a foundation
That would hold us for the rest of our lives
Yeah, we tried
A shining city in the distance
Only we know it existed
Could have been the greatest love of my whole life
Now it's all faded
Splendor
You and I
You and I
You and I

Every sunset we've ever seen
Never lasted long enough for me
I wanna feel the warmth a little more
I wanna show up some night at your door
I wanna talk about the way it was
And what about us wasn't good enough?

It's all faded
Splendor
All wasted
Time
Started building a foundation
That would hold us for the rest of our lives
Yeah, we tried
A shining city in the distance
Only we know it existed
Could have been the greatest love of my whole life
Now it's all faded
Splendor
You and I
You and I
You and I

Something that beautiful
Never goes away
Something that beautiful
Never goes away

It's all faded
Splendor
On wasted
Time
Started building a foundation
That would hold us for the rest of our lives
Yeah, we tried
A shiny city in the distance
Only we know it existed
Could have been the greatest love of my whole life
Now it's all faded
Splendor
You and I
You and I
You and I