I used to rule the worldSeas would rise when I gave the word

Now in the morning, I sleep aloneSweep the streets I used to own

I used to roll the diceFeel the fear in my enemy's eyes

Listened as the crowd would singNow 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 standUpon pillars of salt and pillars of sand

I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringingRoman 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

And 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 drumsPeople couldn't believe what I'd become

Revolutionaries waitFor my head on a silver plate

Just a puppet on a lonely string (Mmm, mmm)Oh, who would ever want to be king?

I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringingRoman 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 Saint Peter won't call my name

Never an honest word

But that was when I ruled the world

(Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-woah)

(Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-woah)

(Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-woah)

(Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-woah)

(Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-woah)

Hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing

(Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-woah)

Roman cavalry choirs are singing

(Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-woah)

Be my mirror, my sword and shield

(Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-woah)

My missionaries in a foreign field

(Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-woah)

For some reason, I can't explain

(Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-woah)

I know Saint Peter won't call my name

Never an honest word

But that was when I ruled the world

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