These Fallen Castle Walls

from The Spark by Kevin Heider

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lyrics

Looking out over your kingdom
As far as your eyes could see
Did you think that you would live forever?
Did you think you’d always be a king?

Your life, your love, and everything
Did you ever think you’d lose it all?
‘Cause I’m standing on top of your kingdom
On these decrepit castle walls

Oh…

Was your kingdom as big in reality
As it was inside your head?
You wanted a mighty empire
But you got crumbling walls instead

You didn’t count on your mortality
As a hurdle that would make you fall
And now I’m standing on top of your throne
And all I see are ruined castle walls

Oh…

I’m standing in your brokedown palace
On these fallen walls I see
I’m standing on the hope of your future
And it’s a past long gone for me

credits

from The Spark, released March 26, 2013
Kevin Heider : vocals, keys, acoustic guitars 1 & 2, cahon, tambourine
Mike Ofca : electric guitar
Dan Bozek : bass guitar
Tim Hepburn : drums

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Kevin Heider Dayton, Ohio

Creator + host of the popular Song & Story podcast, Kevin Heider is a singer-songwriter from Dayton, Ohio.

Whether he's writing hymns or drinking songs, his music is imbued with an earnest social consciousness.

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