Viva La Vida ...[more]

I used to rule the world

{ Group of lots: 3, 4 } Seas would rise when I gave the word

{ Group of lots: 3, 4 } Now in the morning, I sleep alone

Sweep the streets I used to own

{ Group of lots: 6, 7 (P) } I used to roll the dice

{ Group of lots: 6, 7 (P) } Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes

{ Choice of lots: 8, 9 } Listen as the crowd would sing

{ Choice of lots: 8, 9 } Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!

One minute I held the key

Next the walls were closed on me

And I discovered that my castles stand

Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand

I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing

Roman Cavalry choirs are singing

Be my mirror, my sword and shield

My missionaries in a foreign field

For some reason I can't explain

Once you go there was never, never a honest word

And that was when I ruled the world

It was a wicked and wild wind

Blew down the doors to let me in

Shattered windows and the sound of drums

People couldn't believe what I'd become

Revolutionaries wait

For my head on a silver plate

Just a puppet on a lonely string

Oh, who would ever want to be king?

I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing

Roman Calvary choirs are singing

Be my mirror, my sword and shield

My missionaries in a foreign field

For some reason I can't explain

I know Saint Peter won't call my name

Never an honest word

But that was when I ruled the world

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing

Roman Calvary choirs are singing

Be my mirror, my sword and shield

My missionaries in a foreign field

For some reason I can't explain

I know Saint Peter won't call my name

Never an honest word

But that was when I ruled the world