Pompeii

Four piece South London band Bastille are Dan Smith, Chris Wood, Will Farquarson and Kyle Simmons. Their name comes from Bastille Day, the day Dan was born. 'Pompeii' peaked at #2 in the UK singles chart on release in January 2013. Their debut album 'Bad Blood' was released March 2013.

[Directed by Jesse John Jenkins] [Intro] Eh, eheu, eheu Eh, eheu, eheu Eh, eheu, eheu Eh, eheu, eheu Eh, eheu, eheu Eh, eheu, eheu Eh, eheu, eheu Eh, eheu, eheu [Verse 1] I was left to my own devices Many days fell away with nothing to show [Pre-Chorus] And the walls kept tumbling down in the city that we love Grey clouds roll over the hills, bringing darkness from above [Chorus] But if you close your eyes Does it almost feel like nothing changed at all? And if you close your eyes Does it almost feel like you've been here before? How am I going to be an optimist about this? How am I going to be an optimist about this? [Verse 2] We were caught up and lost in all of our vices In your pose as the dust settled around us [Pre-Chorus] And the walls kept tumbling down in the city that we love Grey clouds roll over the hills, bringing darkness from above [Chorus] But if you close your eyes Does it almost feel like nothing changed at all? And if you close your eyes Does it almost feel like you've been here before? How am I going to be an optimist about this? How am I going to be an optimist about this? [Bridge] Oh, where do we begin, the rubble or our sins? Oh, where do we begin, the rubble or our sins? [Pre-Chorus] And the walls kept tumbling down in the city that we love (Oh, where do we begin, the rubble or our sins?) Grey clouds roll over the hills bringing darkness from above (Oh, where do we begin, the rubble or our sins?) [Chorus] But if you close your eyes Does it almost feel like nothing changed at all? And if you close your eyes Does it almost feel like you've been here before? How am I going to be an optimist about this? How am I going to be an optimist about this? If you close your eyes Does it almost feel like nothing changed at all? [Outro] Eh, eheu, eheu Eh, eheu, eheu Eh, eheu, eheu Eh, eheu, eheu Eh, eheu, eheu Eh, eheu, eheu Eh, eheu, eheu Eh, eheu, eheu