How we almost had it all We worked our fingers to the bone We made a castle of our own But then we watched this kingdom fall It's the crying that reminds us we're alive It's the cracks that let the light in sometimes But I can see the diamonds in the dust There's beauty in the ruins of us Darling, that's just how it goes It's one door opened, one door closed There's nothing tragic in the end So go ahead and say goodbye Cause there's an empire in my mind And I can build it all again It's the crying that reminds us we're alive It's the cracks that let the light in sometimes But I can see the diamonds in the dust There's beauty in the ruins of us you