Bởi Coldplay ← Life in Technicolor Bài hát trước đó bởi tác giả này, Markus Dravs (production), Brian Eno ← The Microsoft Sound Bài hát trước đó bởi tác giả này (production), Jon Hopkins ← Life in Technicolor Bài hát trước đó bởi tác giả này (production) và Rik Simpson (production).
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Bài hát có liên hệ đến Viva la Vida:

trong Official Discography:

• Jade Dragon bởi rj lake

trong Beyond:

• here comes my favorite song from mario odyssey bởi jan Misali

Lời bài hát:

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 enemies' eyes
Listen 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-ringin'
Roman cavalry choirs are singin'
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can't explain
Once you'd gone, there was never
Never an honest word
And that was when I ruled the world

It was the wicked and 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
And revolutionaries wait
For my head on a silver plate
Just a puppet on a lonely string (Mmm, mmm)
Aw, who would ever wanna be king?

I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringin'
Roman cavalry choirs are singin'
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can't explain
I know Saint Peter won't call my name
Never an honest word
But that was when I ruled the world

Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh

(Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh) Hear Jerusalem bells a-ringin'
(Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh) Roman cavalry choirs are singin'
(Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh) Be my mirror, my sword and shield
(Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh) My missionaries in a foreign field
(Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh) For some reason I can't explain
(Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh) I know Saint Peter won't call my name
Never an honest word
But that was when I ruled the world

Mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm
Mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm
Mmm, mmm...