Songtext - viva la vida - coldplay

I used to rule the worldSeas would rise when I gave the wordNow in the morning I sleep alone Sweep the streets I used to own
I used to roll the dice Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes Listen as the crowd would sing "Now the old king is dead, long live the king"

One minute I held the key Next the walls were closed on meAnd I discovered that my castles stand Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand

I hear Jerusalem bells a-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'd gone there was never Never an honest word That was when I ruled the world

It was a wicked and wild windBlew 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 plateJust a puppet on a lonely string Oh, who would ever want to be king?

I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing Roman cavalry choirs are singingBe my mirror, my sword and shield My missionaries in a foreign fieldFor some reason I can't explainI know St. Peter won't call my name Never an honest word But that was when I ruled the world

Ohh...

Hear Jerusalem bells a-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 explainI know St. Peter won't call my name Never an honest wordBut that was when I ruled the world

Ooh...