I was left to my own devices Many days fell away with nothing to show And the walls kept tumbling down In the city that we love Grey clouds roll over the hills Bringing darkness from above 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 gonna be an optimist about this? How am I gonna be an optimist about this? We were caught up and lost in all of our vices In your pose as the dust settles around us And the walls kept tumbling down In the city that we love Grey clouds roll over the hills Bringing darkness from above 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 gonna be an optimist about this? How am I gonna be an optimist about this? Oh where do we begin? The rubble or our sins? Oh where do we begin? The rubble or our sins? And the walls kept tumbling down In the city that we love Grey clouds roll over the hills Bringing darkness from above 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 gonna be an optimist about this? How am I gonna be an optimist about this? If you close your eyes Does it almost feel like Nothing changed at all?
I was left to my own devices Many days fell away with nothing to show And the walls kept tumbling down In the city that we love Grey clouds roll over the hills Bringing darkness from above 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 gonna be an optimist about this? How am I gonna be an optimist about this? We were caught up and lost in all of our vices In your pose as the dust settles around us And the walls kept tumbling down In the city that we love Grey clouds roll over the hills Bringing darkness from above 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 gonna be an optimist about this? How am I gonna be an optimist about this? Oh where do we begin? The rubble or our sins? Oh where do we begin? The rubble or our sins? And the walls kept tumbling down In the city that we love Grey clouds roll over the hills Bringing darkness from above 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 gonna be an optimist about this? How am I gonna be an optimist about this? If you close your eyes Does it almost feel like Nothing changed at all?
Foi lançada como quarto single do álbum de estreia Bad Blood em 11 de janeiro de 2013, tornando‑se a grande abertura da carreira do Bastille.
A canção faz referência histórica ao burgo de Pompeia, que foi soterrado pela erupção do Monte Vesúvio em 79 d.C., trazendo um tema de catástrofe clássica para a pop moderna.
Em 2014, "Pompeii" ficou em segundo lugar na UK Singles Chart, tornou‑se a décima‑primeira música mais vendida do ano e, até junho de 2014, foi a canção mais streamada já no Reino Unido.
Nos Estados Unidos, alcançou o quinto lugar no Billboard Hot 100, sendo até 2018 o single de maior sucesso do Bastille nos EUA, até ser superado por "Happier".
O single recebeu nome de "British Single of the Year" no BRIT Awards 2014 e foi remixado em conjunto com "Waiting All Night" de Rudimental e Ella Eyre, uma performance que atingiu o 21º lugar no UK.
Foi indicado ao prêmio de "Alternative Rock Song of the Year" nos iHeartRadio Music Awards 2014, evidenciando seu alcance em múltiplos gêneros e plataformas.
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