📚 Key Vocabulary
authoritypower to give orders
isolationstate of being alone
legacysomething left behind
collapsesudden failure/fall
reignperiod of rule
| I used to rule the world, seas would rise when I gave the word | used to rule = past power |
| Now in the morning I sleep alone | sleep alone = current isolation |
| Sweep the streets I used to own | sweep = clean · used to own = past possession |
| I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing | bells a-ringing = continuous sound |
| Roman Cavalry choirs are singing | are singing = Present Continuous |