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Invisible Empire by KT Tunstall

I thought the candle was gonna go out
The wind was blowing and the door was open
But the candle never went out
Never went out

The wave (1)__________ its way to the shore
I thought it was a ripple and nothing more
But the wave found its way all the way
To the shore

(Oh oh) I wanna burn this house
I know, I wanna jump into the fire
(Oh oh) I’ve got to tear them down
The pinnacles of my invisible empire

I know the gamble never works twice
All the distractions of the table
And the (2)________________ dice
But the thrill of it feels so nice
You’d do it all again

But I look to the chips and lose
I’m (3)________________ on the platform
With my neck in the noose
And I know it’s not my time
It’s not my time

(Oh oh) I wanna burn this house
I know, I wanna (4)________ into the fire
(Oh oh) I’ve got to tear (5)________ down
The pinnacles of my invisible empire

And if I do all the things I do
Well, I tell myself that I’m staying true
Know I’ll never stop
You know I’ll (6)__________ stop
You (7)________ I’ll (8)__________ think about it

Put an end to all this time
That I would spend with it on my mind
You know it never stopped
You know it never stopped
You know I always wondered about it

I wondered about the wonder
(Oh oh no oh oh) I (9)________ a rusting crown
I know this dynasty is falling
The crowd shouts for another round
I see the ruin
The spectacular
Diamonds buried
Icebergs, the minarets
And the marketplaces
The signal fires of my (10)__________________ empire

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Answers:
(1) found(2) weighted(3) standing(4) jump(5) them(6) never(7) know(8) never(9) wear(10) invisible