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 - 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!" - 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 is 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 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 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 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 I know saint peter won't call my name Never an honest word But that was when i ruled the world - Oh, oh, oooh, oh, oh, oh(5x) - 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 I know saint peter won't call my name Never an honest word But that was when i ruled the world
