Текст песни
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
I used to rule the world
Seas would rise when I gave the word
Now in the morning I sleep alone
Sweep the streets I used to own
I used to roll the dice
Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes
Listened as the crowd would sing
"Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!"
One minute I held the key
Next the walls were closed on me
And I discovered that my castles stand
Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand
I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing
Roman cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can't explain
Once you go there was never
Never an honest word
That was when I ruled the world
It was a wicked and a wild wind
Blew down the doors to let me in
Shattered windows and the sound of drums
People couldn't believe what I'd become
Revolutionaries wait
For my head on a silver plate
Just a puppet on a lonely string
Oh, who would ever want to be the king? Ohh
Ohh (ohh, ohh)
Ohh-oh (ohh), ohh-oh (ohh)
Ohh-oh (ohh, no), ohh-oh (ohh)
Ohh-oh
I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing (ohh-oh)
Roman cavalry choirs are singing (ohh-oh)
Be my mirror, my sword and shield (ohh-oh)
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can't explain
I know St. Peter won't call my name
Never an honest word
that was when I ruled the world
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh