[00:11.470]I used to rule the world [00:15.150]Seas would rise when I gave the word [00:17.870]Now in the morning I sleep alone [00:22.040]Sweep the streets I used to own [00:39.130]I used to roll the dice [00:41.080]Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes [00:44.000]Listened as the crowd would sing: [00:47.070]"Now the old king is dead! [00:48.810]Long live the king!" [00:50.010]One minute I held the key [00:53.310]Next the walls were closed on me [00:56.030]And I discovered that my castles stand [00:59.920]Upon pillars of salt, pillars of sand [01:03.340]I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing [01:06.620]Roman cavalry choirs are singing [01:09.410]Be my mirror my sword and shield [01:12.270]Missionaries in a foreign field [01:16.040]For some reason I can't explain [01:19.580]Once you'd gone there was never, [01:22.210]never an honest word [01:25.510]That was when I ruled the world [01:42.000]It was the wicked and wild wind [01:45.020]Blew down the doors to let me in [01:46.120]Shattered windows and the sound of drums [01:50.450]People couldn't believe what I'd become [01:53.810]Revolutionaries wait [01:57.560]For my head on a silver plate [02:00.260]Just a puppet on a lonely string [02:04.000]Oh who would ever wanna be king? [02:07.450]I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing [02:10.750]Roman Cavalry choirs are singing [02:13.330]Be my mirror my sword and shield [02:16.670]Missionaries in a foreign field [02:20.240]For some reason I can't explain [02:23.310]I know Saint Peter won't call my name [02:26.020]Never an honest word [02:28.700]But that was when I ruled the world [02:44.490](Ohhhhh Ohhh Ohhh) [02:57.970]Hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing [03:01.910]Roman Cavalry choirs are singing [03:03.950]Be my mirror my sword and shield [03:07.300]My missionaries in a foreign field [03:11.040]For some reason I can't explain [03:14.480]I know Saint Peter won't call my name [03:17.120]Never an honest word [03:20.420]But that was when I ruled the world [03:23.420]Never an honest word [03:26.420]But that was when I ruled the world