1. I still remember this moment
In the back of my mind
The time we stood with our shaking hands
The crowds in stands went wild.
We were the kings and the queens
And they read off our names
The night you danced like you knew our lives
Would never be the same.
You held your head like a hero
On a history book page
It was the end of a decade
But the start of an age.
[Chorus 1:]
Long live the walls we crashed through
While the kingdom lights shined just for me and you
I was screaming, long live all the magic we made
And bring on all the pretenders, one day we will be remembered.
2. I said, remember this feeling
I passed the pictures around
Of all the years that we stood there on the sidelines
Wishing for right now.
We are the kings and the queens
You traded your baseball cap for a crown
When they gave us our trophies
And we held them up for our town.
And the cynics were outraged
Screaming, this is absurd
'Cause for a moment a band of thieves
In ripped-up jeans got to rule the world.
[Chorus 2:]
Long live the walls we crashed through
While the kingdom lights shined just for me and you
I was screaming, long live all the magic we made
And bring on all the pretenders, I'm not afraid.
Long live all the mountains we moved
I had the time of my life fighting dragons with you
I was screaming, long live the look on your face
And bring on all the pretenders, one day we will be remembered.
[Bridge:]
Hold on to spinning around
Confetti falls to the ground
May these memories break or fall.
And you take a moment
Promise me this
That you'll stand by me forever
But if God forbid fate should step in.
And force us into a goodbye
If you have children someday
When they point to the pictures
Please tell them my name.
Tell them how the crowds went wild
Tell them how I hope they shine.
Long live the walls we crashed through
I had the time of my life with you.
[Chorus 3:]
Long, long live the walls we crashed through
All the kingdom lights shined just for me and you
And I was screaming, long live all the magic we made
And bring on all the pretenders, I'm not afraid.
Singing, long live all the mountains we moved
I had the time of my life fighting dragons with you
And long, long live the look on your face
And bring on all the pretenders, one day we will be remembered.