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