I used to rule the world<\/span>
Seas would rise when I gave the word<\/span>
Now in the mornin', I sleep alone<\/span>
Sweep the streets I used to own<\/span>
I used to roll the dice<\/span>
Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes<\/span>
Listened as the crowd would sing<\/span>
"Now the old king is dead, long live the king"<\/span>
One minute I held the key<\/span>
Next, the walls were closed on me<\/span>
And I discovered that my castles stand<\/span>
Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand<\/span>
I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringin'<\/span>
Roman cavalry choirs are singin'<\/span>
Be my mirror, my sword and shield<\/span>
My missionaries in a foreign field<\/span>
For some reason, I can't explain<\/span>
Once you'd gone, there was never<\/span>
Never an honest word<\/span>
And that was when I ruled the world<\/span>
It was a wicked and wild wind<\/span>
Blew down the doors to let me in<\/span>
Shattered windows and the sound of drums<\/span>
People couldn't believe what I'd become<\/span>
Revolutionaries wait<\/span>
For my head on a silver plate<\/span>
Just a puppet on a lonely string<\/span>
Oh, who would ever wanna be king?<\/span>
I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringin'<\/span>
Roman cavalry choirs are singin'<\/span>
Be my mirror, my sword and shield<\/span>
My missionaries in a foreign field<\/span>
For some reason, I can't explain<\/span>
I know St. Peter won't call my name<\/span>
Never an honest word<\/span>
But that was when I ruled the world<\/span>
Hear Jerusalem bells a-ringin'<\/span>
Roman cavalry choirs are singin'<\/span>
Be my mirror, my sword and shield<\/span>
My missionaries in a foreign field<\/span>
For some reason, I can't explain<\/span>
I know St. Peter won't call my name<\/span>
Never an honest word<\/span>
But that was when I ruled the world<\/span>

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