I used to rule the worldSeas would rise when
I gave the wordNow in the morning
I sleep aloneSweep the streets
I used to own
I used to roll the dice
Feel the fear in my enemies eyesListen 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 standUpon pillars of salt, and pillars of sand
I hear Jerusalem bells are ringingRoman
Cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason
I can not explain
Once you know there was never,
Never an honest word
That was when
I ruled the world
It was the wicked and wild wind
Blew down the doors to let me in.
Shattered windows and the sound of drums
People could not 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 Cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason
I can not explain
I know Saint Peter won't call my name
Never an honest word
And that was when I ruled the world
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 not explain
I know Saint Peter won't call my name
Never an honest word
And that was when I ruled the world