Viva La Vida

Viva La Vida - Cale/Halüna

Lyrics by：Christopher Martin/Jonathan Buckland/William Champion/Guy Berryman/Phil Harvey

Composed by：Guy Berryman/Jonathan Buckland/William Champion/Christopher Martin

I used to rule the world

Seas would rise when I gave the word

Now in the mornin' I sleep alone

Sweep the streets I used to own

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 a 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

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

Never an honest word

But that was when I ruled the world