Viva La Vida

[00:12.73] I used to rule the world
[00:16.84] Seas would rise when I gave the word
[00:19.64] Now in the mornin', I sleep alone
[00:23.82] Sweep the streets I used to own
[00:28.37]
[00:40.77] I used to roll the dice
[00:44.78] Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes
[00:48.10] Listened as the crowd would sing
[00:51.74] "Now the old king is dead, long live the king"
[00:54.60] One minute I held the key
[00:58.67] Next, the walls were closed on me
[01:01.46] And I discovered that my castles stand
[01:05.57] Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand
[01:09.47] I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringin'
[01:13.23] Roman cavalry choirs are singin'
[01:16.60] Be my mirror, my sword and shield
[01:20.03] My missionaries in a foreign field
[01:23.50] For some reason, I can't explain
[01:27.12] Once you'd gone, there was never
[01:29.83] Never an honest word
[01:33.64] And that was when I ruled the world
[01:37.10]
[01:49.94] It was a wicked and wild wind
[01:54.31] Blew down the doors to let me in
[01:57.06] Shattered windows and the sound of drums
[02:01.58] People couldn't believe what I'd become
[02:04.56] Revolutionaries wait
[02:08.39] For my head on a silver plate
[02:11.17] Just a puppet on a lonely string
[02:15.46] Oh, who would ever wanna be king?
[02:18.98] I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringin'
[02:22.65] Roman cavalry choirs are singin'
[02:26.02] Be my mirror, my sword and shield
[02:29.62] My missionaries in a foreign field
[02:33.08] For some reason, I can't explain
[02:36.37] I know St. Peter won't call my name
[02:39.65] Never an honest word
[02:43.06] But that was when I ruled the world
[02:47.54]
[03:14.55] Hear Jerusalem bells a-ringin'
[03:18.44] Roman cavalry choirs are singin'
[03:21.80] Be my mirror, my sword and shield
[03:25.36] My missionaries in a foreign field
[03:28.61] For some reason, I can't explain
[03:32.17] I know St. Peter won't call my name
[03:35.23] Never an honest word
[03:38.48] But that was when I ruled the world
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