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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 (1)________ out

The wave found its way to the shore
I thought it was a ripple and nothing more
But the (2)________ 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 (3)________________________ of the table
And the weighted dice
But the thrill of it feels so nice
You’d do it all again

But I look to the (4)__________ and lose
I’m standing 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 jump into the fire
(Oh oh) I’ve got to tear them down
The pinnacles of my invisible empire

And if I do all the (5)____________ I do
Well, I tell myself that I’m staying true
Know I’ll never stop
You know I’ll (6)__________ stop
You know I’ll never think about it

Put an end to all this time
That I would (7)__________ with it on my mind
You know it never stopped
You know it (8)__________ stopped
You know I (9)____________ wondered about it

I wondered about the wonder
(Oh oh no oh oh) I wear a rusting crown
I know (10)________ 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 invisible empire

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Answers:
(1) went(2) wave(3) distractions(4) chips(5) things(6) never(7) spend(8) never(9) always(10) this