I used to rule the
world
Seas would r ise when I gave the wo
rd
Now in the morning I s leep alo
ne
Sweep the s treets I used to ow
n
(x2)
I used to roll the d
ice
Feel the fe ar in my enemy's ey
es
Listen as the c rowd would s
ing :
"Now the ol d king is dead ! Lo
ng live the king !"
One minute I held 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 pil
lars of sand
I h ear Jerusalem be
lls are ringing
Roman Cavalry c
hoirs are singing
Be my mirror, my s
word, and shield
My m issionaries in a fo
reign field
For some reason I c
an't explain
Once you go there was n ever, never an ho nest wor
d
That was w hen I ruled the wo
rld
(x2)
It was the wicked and wild w
ind
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
Revolutio naries w
ait
For my he ad on a silver pl
ate
Just a puppet on a l onely st
ring
Oh w ho would ever want to be ki
ng ?
I h ear Jerusalem be
lls are ringing
Roman Cavalry c
hoirs are singing
Be my mirror, my s
word, and shield
My m issionaries in a fo
reign field
For some reason I c
an't explain
I k now Saint Peter will ca
ll my name,
neve r an honest w
ord
But that was wh en I ruled the wor
ld
(x3)
(x2)
(Ohh hhh Ohhh Ohhh)
(x2)
I h ear Jerusalem be
lls are ringing
Roman Cavalry c
hoirs are singing
Be my mirror, my s
word, and shield
My m issionaries in a fo
reign field
For some reason I c
an't explain
I k now Saint Peter will ca
ll my name,
neve r an honest wo
rd
But that was wh en I ruled the worl
d
Oooo oh O ooooh Oooooh ...