ohhhhh boy so this has been on my edit list for actual months but i was rewatching the leafs bruins ep of faceoff the other night and seeing marchy on my screen in a bruins uniform literally made me feel like i was being stabbed. i was back and forth between this verse, the second verse
Once, I was the great hope for a dynasty Crowds would hang on my words, and they trusted me Their faith was strong, but I pushed it too far I held that grudge 'til it tore me apart
and the bridge
My foes and friends watch my reign end I don't know how it could've ended this way Smoke billows from my ships in the harbor People look at me like I'm a monster Now they're screaming at the palace front gates, used to chant my name Now they're screaming that they hate me Never wanted you to hate me
but i think the line about an empire in a golden age is just so bruins coded. he gave everything to this organization, giving everything he had for 15 years. and they just gave that away im still not over this