I used to rule the world, seas would rise when I gave the word.
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Now in the morning I sleep alone, sweep the streets I used to own.
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I used to roll the dice, feel the fear in my enemy's eyes
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Listen as the crowd would sing
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"Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!".
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One minute I held the key, next the walls were closed on me
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And I discovered that my castle stand
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Upon pillars of salt, pillars of sand.
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I hear Jerusalem bells ringing, Roman Cavalry choirs are singing.
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Be my mirror, my sword and shield, my missionaries in a foreign field.
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For some reason I can't explain, once you go there was never
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Never an honest world but that was when I ruled the world.
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It was the wicked and wild wind, blew down the doors to let me in.
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Shattered windows and the sound of drums
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People couldn't believe what I'd become.
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Revolutionaries wait for my head on a silver plate
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Just a puppet on a lonely string, oh who would ever want to be king?
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I hear Jerusalem bells ringing, Roman Cavalry choirs are singing.
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Be my mirror, my sword and shield, my missionaries in a foreign field.
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For some reason I can't explain, I know Saint Peter won't call my name.
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Never an honest world but that was when I ruled the world.
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Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
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Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
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I hear Jerusalem bells ringing, Roman Cavalry choirs are singing.
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Be my mirror, my sword and shield, my missionaries in a foreign field.
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For some reason I can't explain, I know Saint Peter won't call my name.
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Never an honest word but that was when I ruled the world.
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Viva La Vida
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| Chris Mann |
