Millennia
Crown the Empire Lyrics

Hey there shadow,
Addressing a non-physical entity or a past experience or person.

You didn't seem to care at all when you watched me go.
Someone in the past witnessed and allowed the singer's departure.

I know young love is just a dream,
The singer recognizes the romantic feeling they experienced at a young age may not have been realistic.

We were only seventeen,
The artist and the person they're addressing are reminiscing their teenage years.

But you're the only love I've known.
The addressee is the only romantic partner the artist has had.

So please just let me go if you're done
The singer requests the addressee to release them if they no longer have any attachment.

'Cause it's hope that kills this heart.
Having false expectations leads to a destructive outcome.

So please set me free, kill the spark.
The artist urges the addressee to move on and remove any lingering emotions.

I've been gone from this world For what seems like millennia, Looking for nothing short of a miracle.
The artist has been absent from reality like being in isolation for the longest time and is anticipating a significant change.

I only ever wanted to come home, Please won't you let me go? When I have nowhere left I can run away,
The artist only wishes to return to a familiar place and requests the addressee to allow them to leave when they have no other choice.

Will you lie to me, tell me I'll be okay Close my eyes and lay me in my tomb Then pull the trigger and send me home
As a last resort, the singer asks the addressee to deceive them into believing a false sense of security and allow them to return to their final resting place.

So how did I get so far from my yesterdays, Another broken heart now just a memory I should've left you in the dark, I should've left this awful town
The artist reflects on their past, realizing their failed romantic relationship and decision to stay in a negative environment.

And never found out how to love
The singer hints at their lack of understanding of love, blaming their current emotional state on that.

So I don't wanna know about the things that you regret, Now that we're dead and over and done Get away from me and leave my heart under the rug.
The singer expresses their desire not to hear about the addressee's regretful feelings now that their relationship has ended and asks them to leave and not cause more pain.

Send me home!
The singer is begging the addressee to allow them to return home.

So won't you let me go?
The artist's plea to the addressee to free them.

Then pull the trigger and send me home.
A metaphorical request by the artist for the addressee to act conclusively and allow the artist to rest.