[00:15.504]I used to rule the world[00:19.867]Seas would rise when I gave the word[00:23.053]Now in the morning I sleep alone[00:27.886]Sweep the streets I used to own[00:39.981]I used to roll the dice[00:44.735]Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes[00:48.183]Listened as the crowd would sing,[00:52.729]"Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!"[00:56.542]One minute I held the key[01:00.800]Next the walls were closed on me[01:04.066]And I discovered that my castles stand[01:09.003]Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand[01:13.391]I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing[01:17.728]Roman cavalry choirs are singing[01:21.986]Be my mirror, my sword and shield[01:26.113]My missionaries in a foreign field[01:30.136]For some reason I can't explain[01:34.133]Once you'd gone there was never[01:37.502]Never an honest word[01:41.630]And that was when I ruled the world[01:53.176]It was a wicked and wild wind[01:57.669]Blew down the doors to let me in[02:00.882]Shattered windows and the sound of drums[02:05.662]People couldn't believe what I'd become[02:09.398]Revolutionaries wait[02:13.369]For my head on a silver plate[02:16.634]Just a puppet on a lonely string[02:21.493]Oh who would ever want to be king?[02:25.385]I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing[02:29.538]Roman cavalry choirs are singing[02:33.718]Be my mirror, my sword and shield[02:37.793]My missionaries in a foreign field[02:41.659]For some reason I can't explain[02:45.630]I know St. Peter won't call my name[02:49.209]Never an honest word[02:53.336]But that was when I ruled the world[03:05.013]Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh[03:14.600]Hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing[03:18.126]Roman cavalry choirs are singing[03:22.253]Be my mirror, my sword and shield[03:26.041]My missionaries in a foreign field[03:30.221]For some reason I can't explain[03:34.139]I know St. Peter won't call my name[03:37.822]Never an honest word[03:41.950]But that was when I ruled the world