Bastille - Pompeii (Official Audio)

This is the official audio of Bastille's song "Pompeii", from their album "Bad Blood".
Copyright 2013 Virgin Records UK (Universal Music Group).
All rights reserved.
I do not own any rights to this song or any parts of it. All rights go to the artist and their respective record labels.

Lyrics:

[Intro]
Eh, eheu, eheu
Eh, eheu, eheu
Eh, eheu, eheu
Eh, eheu, eheu
Eh, eheu, eheu
Eh, eheu, eheu
Eh, eheu, eheu
Eh, eheu, eheu

[Verse 1]
I was left to my own devices
Many days fell away with nothing to show

[Pre-Chorus]
And the walls kept tumbling down in the city that we love
Grey clouds roll over the hills, bringing darkness from above

[Chorus]
But if you close your eyes
Does it almost feel like nothing changed at all?
And if you close your eyes
Does it almost feel like you've been here before?
How am I going to be an optimist about this?
How am I going to be an optimist about this?

[Verse 2]
We were caught up and lost in all of our vices
In your pose as the dust settled around us

[Pre-Chorus]
And the walls kept tumbling down in the city that we love
Grey clouds roll over the hills, bringing darkness from above

[Chorus]
But if you close your eyes
Does it almost feel like nothing changed at all?
And if you close your eyes
Does it almost feel like you've been here before?
How am I going to be an optimist about this?
How am I going to be an optimist about this?

[Bridge]
Oh, where do we begin, the rubble or our sins?
Oh, where do we begin, the rubble or our sins?

[Pre-Chorus]
And the walls kept tumbling down in the city that we love
(Oh, where do we begin, the rubble or our sins?)
Grey clouds roll over the hills bringing darkness from above
(Oh, where do we begin, the rubble or our sins?)

[Chorus]
But if you close your eyes
Does it almost feel like nothing changed at all?
And if you close your eyes
Does it almost feel like you've been here before?
How am I going to be an optimist about this?
How am I going to be an optimist about this?
If you close your eyes
Does it almost feel like nothing changed at all?

[Outro]
Eh, eheu, eheu
Eh, eheu, eheu
Eh, eheu, eheu
Eh, eheu, eheu
Eh, eheu, eheu
Eh, eheu, eheu
Eh, eheu, eheu
Eh, eheu, eheu

[romariodesrosier]

Its as if I sense a feeling of hope coming through this song, despite it all...

[LMCScout]

Let me point out that whoever wrote the subtitles included the
“Eh, eheu eheu”s. Someone deserves a raise.

[nathannelson]

I love this song! It's the kind of song that after you hear it once it never leaves your mind.

[petercolbeysgameshowmania]

This is one of the reasons why I love early 2010’s music.

[aquaIungg]

I heard this song on the radio for the first time a few years back when the California wildfires were happening and my town was on fire.

It was really surreal. Beautifully depressing song.

[Footballer.Editz]

this reminds me of the old days that i used to turn this on while playing nfs rivals

[fernandovaladez]

It Seems We Ripped A Hole In The Space Time Continuum!
-Mr Peabody 2014

[asen]

I use to listen this song when I was little and I just thought of it and decided to listen to it again lol

[sturges]

I listened to this song every time I played super smash bros on my 3ds back in 2015. Ah good times.

[x.Aurora..Playz.x]

I heard this song for the first time not long ago but oml I resonate with this sm on a different level 🥰

[jonathanthegoober]

I wish we could go back to the good old days of pompeii🗿

[kittydogDiamond]

I played this song when I was little 24/7

[Theorpo]

This reminds me of rememberance of times before September 11th 2001.

"And the walls kept tumbling down in the city that we love
Grey clouds roll over the hills bringing darkness from above
But if you close your eyes
Does it almost feel like nothing changed at all?
And if you close your eyes
Does it almost feel like you've been here before?
How am I gonna be an optimist about this?
How am I gonna be an optimist about this?
We were caught up and lost in all of our vices
In your pose as the dust settled around us"

[kate_isawesome]

From the "If You Close Your Eyes" meme.
I like the song. It's catchy.

[foxyladyful]

How am I gonna be an optimist about this❤

[foxyladyful]

This is the best version for me. The drums oh my god yeth ❤❤❤❤

[Buckle_TF_Up_Little_Doggy]

The lyrics are cool but you can never forget about the HE HE HE HOU HE HOU

[Sonic-angel-friends]

This is so awesome and I love this song it is so cool and awesome work

[KoAk-hkdb]

i remember this like it was yesterday it was 2015 and my dad got in a horrible car accident in his 2014 black dodge challenger the drivers in the old Lincoln sedan were accusing him of causing the accident in reality they ran a red light but thankfully my dad survived just a minor headache and during that time this song would play man this song brings back nostalgic memories.

[michaelwhite]

This song refers to Ancient City of Pompeii that was destroyed by Mt Vesuvius in A.D 79