I used to rule the world
Seas would r ise when I gave the word
Now in the morning I s leep alo ne
Sweep the s treets I used to own
I used to r oll the di ce
Feel the fe ar in my enemy's eyes
Listen as the c rowd would si ng:
Now the ol d king is dead Long live the king
One minute I h eld the k ey
Next the w alls were closed on me
And I discovered that my ca stles sta nd
Upon p illars of salt and pillars of sand
I h ear Jerusalem b ells are ringing
Ro man Cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror, my s word, and shield
My m issionaries in a foreign field
Fo r some reason I c an't explain
On ce you go there was never,
never an ho nest wo rd
That was when I ruled the world
It was the wicked and w ild wi nd
Blew down the d oors to let me in.
Shattered windows and the s ound of d rums
People c ouldn't believe what I'd become
Revolution aries w ait
For my he ad on a silver plate
Just a puppet on a l onely s tring
Oh w ho would ever want to be king?
I h ear Jerusalem b ells are ringing
Ro man Cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror, my s word, and shield
My m issionaries in a foreign field
Fo r some reason I c an't explain
I k now Saint Peter will call my name ,
neve r an honest w ord
But that was when I ruled the world
(Ohhhhh Ohhh Ohhh)
I h ear Jerusalem b ells are ringing
Ro man Cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror, my s word, and shield
My m issionaries in a foreign field
Fo r some reason I c an't explain
I k now Saint Peter will call my name ,
neve r an honest w ord
But that was when I ruled the world
