i used to rule the world
seas would rise when i gave the world
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
listen 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 close to me
and i discovered that my castles stand upon
pillars of salt pillars of sand
i hear jerusalem bells a 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
once you're gone there was never
never an honest word
and that was when i ruled the world
it was a 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 wanna be king
i hear your 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 st peter won't call my name
never an honest word
but that was when i ruled the world
oh e oh oh e oh
oh e oh oh oh oh
i hear jerusalem bells
a 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
