🎵 Viva La Vida // by Salvador Peralta

1 ContributorViva La Vida Lyrics [Verse 1] 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 [Verse 2] 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" [Pre-Chorus 1] 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 [Chorus 1] 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'd gone, there was never Never an honest word And that was when I ruled the world [Verse 3] 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 [Pre-Chorus 2] Revolutionaries wait For my head on a silver plate Just a puppet on a lonely string (Mmm, mmm) Oh, who would ever want to be king? [Chorus 2] 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 I know Saint Peter won't call my name Never an honest word But that was when I ruled the world [Bridge] (Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-woah) (Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-woah) (Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-woah) (Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-woah) [Chorus 2] (Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-woah) Hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing (Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-woah) Roman cavalry choirs are singing (Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-woah) Be my mirror, my sword and shield (Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-woah) My missionaries in a foreign field (Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-woah) For some reason, I can't explain (Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-woah) I know Saint Peter won't call my name Never an honest word But that was when I ruled the world