[Verse 1] I haven't played a show in way too long People keep asking me where I have gone I started fading quick, yeah When I should've been making it, oh I guess that I lost my sight, I was way too young Doubting what's in my mind, I guess I'll never learn Still tryna figure it out, yeah It's all that I'm thinking about, ooh [Pre-Chorus 1] I'm gonna take it for what it's worth Put in the hours 'til I have earned it Show everybody what I deserve, oh (Yeah) [Chorus] Gonna build an empire, empire Gonna build an empire, empire Gonna build an empire, empire [Verse 2] Everyone in this game, we lie too much Say we're doing it for the love, only for the love But I'm not ashamed to say, yeah That I wanna be rich someday 'Cause never had it when I was a kid Mum and Dad working double shifts Kinda hard on relationships, oh [Pre-Chorus 2] But I'm gonna show them just what they're worth I'm gonna put in the work (Yeah) [Chorus] Gonna build an empire, empire Gonna build an empire, empire Gonna build an empire, empire Gonna build a castle in my head A kingdom from my bed, oh Gonna build an empire, empire Gonna build an empire, empire Gonna build an empire, empire Gonna build a castle in my head A kingdom from my bed, oh [Bridge] Making the sacrifices I gotta make Missing out on the times, wish I coulda stayed Breaking my heart into pieces when I go away Watching it fade Gonna build an empire (Ooh) Gonna build an empire, yeah (Yeah, oh) [Chorus] Gonna build an empire, empire Gonna build an empire, empire Gonna build an empire, empire Gonna build a castle in my head A kingdom from my bed, oh Gonna build an empire, empire Gonna build an empire, empire Gonna build an empire, empire Gonna build a castle in my head A kingdom from my bed, oh (Oh)
[00:00.794][Verse 1] [00:08.780]I haven't played a show in way too long [00:12.491]People keep asking me where I have gone [00:16.523]I started fading quick, yeah [00:20.434]When I should've been making it, oh [00:24.757]I guess that I lost my sight, I was way too young [00:28.795]Doubting what's in my mind, I guess I'll never learn [00:32.803]Still tryna figure it out, yeah [00:36.812]It's all that I'm thinking about, ooh [00:39.873][Pre-Chorus 1] [00:40.512]I'm gonna take it for what it's worth [00:44.571]Put in the hours 'til I have earned it [00:48.753]Show everybody what I deserve, oh (Yeah) [00:55.032][Chorus] [00:56.292]Gonna build an empire, empire [01:00.247]Gonna build an empire, empire [01:04.301]Gonna build an empire, empire [01:07.945][Verse 2] [01:13.792]Everyone in this game, we lie too much [01:17.436]Say we're doing it for the love, only for the love [01:21.592]But I'm not ashamed to say, yeah [01:25.638]That I wanna be rich someday [01:28.837]'Cause never had it when I was a kid [01:31.593]Mum and Dad working double shifts [01:33.746]Kinda hard on relationships, oh [01:36.903][Pre-Chorus 2] [01:37.423]But I'm gonna show them just what they're worth [01:41.798]I'm gonna put in the work (Yeah) [01:45.202][Chorus] [01:45.409]Gonna build an empire, empire [01:49.020]Gonna build an empire, empire [01:53.148]Gonna build an empire, empire [01:57.287]Gonna build a castle in my head [02:00.219]A kingdom from my bed, oh [02:01.592]Gonna build an empire, empire [02:05.270]Gonna build an empire, empire [02:09.405]Gonna build an empire, empire [02:13.447]Gonna build a castle in my head [02:16.332]A kingdom from my bed, oh [02:18.172][Bridge] [02:18.884]Making the sacrifices I gotta make [02:22.746]Missing out on the times, wish I coulda stayed [02:26.690]Breaking my heart into pieces when I go away [02:30.866]Watching it fade [02:33.775]Gonna build an empire (Ooh) [02:41.930]Gonna build an empire, yeah (Yeah, oh) [02:49.251][Chorus] [02:50.130]Gonna build an empire, empire [02:54.154]Gonna build an empire, empire [02:58.347]Gonna build an empire, empire [03:02.280]Gonna build a castle in my head [03:04.769]A kingdom from my bed, oh [03:06.531]Gonna build an empire, empire [03:10.403]Gonna build an empire, empire [03:14.557]Gonna build an empire, empire [03:18.531]Gonna build a castle in my head [03:21.147]A kingdom from my bed, oh (Oh) [03:23.394]
