I used
to rule the world
Seas
would rise when I gave the word
Now in
the morning I sleep alone
Sweep
the streets that 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 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 an honest word
That
was when I ruled the world
(Ohhh)
It was
the 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 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
I know
Saint Peter will call my name
Never
an honest word
But
that was when I ruled the world
(Ohhhhh
Ohhh Ohhh)
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
I know
Saint Peter will call my name
Never
an honest word
But
that was when I ruled the world
Oooooh
Oooooh Oooooh
