Kings and Queens

Jared Leto told Musicradar.com about the song (Source Kings and Queens Songfacts):"In many ways, a cornerstone for this record. Half of (the song) was written in America and the other half was written in South Africa, which has proved to be a very lucky and magical place for the band. I wrote the first verse just as I was headed out the door for South Africa, and the minute I touched down I finished the rest of it. I took that as a good omen. Musically, it was a bit of a beast in that it was originally eight minutes long, so we had to do some trimming. I decided to change the chord structure of the bridge and just let the pieces fall where they may."

[Intro] Ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh [Verse 1] Into the night Desperate and broken The sound of a fight Father has spoken [Chorus] We were the kings and queens of promise We were the victims of ourselves Maybe the children of a lesser God Between heaven and hell Heaven and hell [Verse 2] Into your eyes Hopeless and taken We stole our new lives Through blood and name In defense of our dreams In defense of our dreams [Chorus] We were the kings and queens of promise We were the victims of ourselves Maybe the children of a lesser God Between heaven and hell Heaven and hell [Bridge] The age of man is over A darkness comes at dawn These lessons that we’ve learned here Have only just begun [Chorus] We were the kings and queens of promise We were the victims of ourselves Maybe the children of a lesser God Between heaven and hell [Outro] We are the kings We are the queens We are the kings We are the queens