[00:13.38]I used to rule the world[00:16.80]Seas would rise when I gave the word[00:19.44]Now in the morning I sleep alone[00:23.64]Sweep the streets I used to own[00:42.84]I used to roll the dice[00:44.58]Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes[00:47.85]Listened as the crowd would sing[00:51.69]Now the old king is dead long live the king[00:54.51]One minute I held the key[00:58.47]Next the walls were closed on me[01:01.26]And I discovered that my castles stand[01:05.55]Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand[01:09.39]I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing[01:13.47]Roman cavalry choirs are singing[01:15.15]Be my mirror, my sword and shield[01:20.07]Missionaries in a foreign field[01:20.79]For some reason I can't explain[01:28.56]Once you'd gone there was never[01:30.03]Never an honest word[01:35.76]And that was when I ruled the world[01:49.86]It was a wicked and wild wind[01:54.21]Blew down the doors to let me in[01:56.88]Shattered windows and the sound of drums[02:01.35]People couldn't believe what I'd become[02:04.41]Revolutionaries wait[02:08.46]For my head on a silver plate[02:10.92]Just a puppet on a lonely string[02:16.56]Oh who would ever want to be king?[02:19.98]I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing[02:23.04]Roman cavalry choirs are singing[02:25.35]Be my mirror, my sword and shield[02:29.37]My missionaries in a foreign field[02:30.48]For some reason I can't explain[02:37.17]I know St Peter won't call my name[02:38.97]Never an honest word[02:42.87]But that was when I ruled the world[03:15.93]Hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing[03:18.93]Roman cavalry choirs are singing[03:20.37]Be my mirror, my sword and shield[03:25.74]My missionaries in a foreign field[03:26.64]For some reason I can't explain[03:32.82]I know St Peter won't call my name[03:35.28]Never an honest word[03:38.55]But that was when I ruled the world