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

listen as the crowd would sing

now the old king is dead long

live the king one minute i held the crown key

next the walls were closed on me

and i discovered that my castles stand upon

fields of salt and fields of sand

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

once you'd 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 couldn't believe what i'd become

revolutionaries wait

hold my head on a silver blade

just a puppet on a lonely string

oh who could ever wanna 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

and that was when i rule the world

oh

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