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Seas would rise when I gave the word Sweep the streets I used to own Now in the morning I sleep alone I used to rule the world |
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Listen as the crowd would sing Next the walls were closed on me "Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!" And I discovered that my castles stand One minute I held the key I used to roll the dice Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand |
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And that was when I ruled the world My missionaries in a foreign field For some reason I can't explain Be my mirror, my sword and shield Once you go there was never Roman Cavalry choirs are singing I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing Never an honest word |
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For my head on a silver plate Revolutionaries wait Oh who would ever want to be king? Just a puppet on a lonely string Blew down the doors to let me in It was the wicked and wild wind People couldn't believe what I'd become Shattered windows and the sound of drums |
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But that was when I ruled the world Be my mirror, my sword and shield Never an honest word I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing My missionaries in a foreign field Roman Cavalry choirs are singing For some reason I can't explain I know Saint Peter won't call my name |
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Roman Cavalry choirs are singing But that was when I ruled the world My missionaries in a foreign field For some reason I can't explain I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing I know Saint Peter won't call my name Never an honest word Be my mirror, my sword and shield |
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