Viva La Vida

I used to rule the world

Seas would rise when i gave the word

Now in the morning i sleep alone

Sweep the streets i used to own

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I used to roll the dice

Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes

Listened as the crowd would sing

"now the old king is dead! long live the king!"

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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

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I hear jerusalem bells are ringing

Roman cavalry choirs is singing

Be my mirror, my sword and shield

My missionaries in a foreign field

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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

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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

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Revolutionaries wait

For my head on a silver plate

Just a puppet on a lonely string

Oh who would ever want to be king?

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I hear jerusalem bells are ringing

Roman cavalry choirs are singing

Be my mirror, my sword and shield

My missionaries in a foreign field

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For some reason i can't explain

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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Oh, oh, oooh, oh, oh, oh(5x)

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Hear jerusalem bells are ringing

Roman cavalry choirs are singing

Be my mirror, my sword and shield

My missionaries in a foreign field

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For some reason i can't explain

I know saint peter won't call my name

Never an honest word

But that was when i ruled the world