Viva 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
[Chorus]
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
[Verse 2]
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 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
[Chorus]
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
[Verse 2]
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
[Chorus]
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
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
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- 3.Friends
- 5.Perfect
- 6.Despacito
- 7.2U
- 10.Heathens
- 12.It Ain’t Me
- 13.Let It Go
- 15.Please Don’t Go
- 16.You Owe Me
- 17.Paris
- 18.There For You
- 19.Delicate
- 20.Billie Jean
- 21.Shape of You
- 22.New Rules
- 23.Wake Me Up
- 24.Rockabye
- 25.The Ocean
- 26.All Falls Down
- 27.Wolves
- 28.The Greatest
- 29.What About Us
- 31.Sugar
- 32.How Far Ill Go
- 33.Thunder
- 35.In My Blood
- 36.Love Of My Life
- 38.Stressed Out
- 39.Stay
- 41.Starving
- 42.How Long
- 44.Back To You
- 45.Cold Water
- 46.Side To Side
- 47.I Feel It Coming
- 48.Symphony
- 49.Blank Space
- 50.Viva La Vida
- 51.Dusk Till Dawn
- 52.Attention
- 54.Tired
- 55.One Last Time
- 56.Passionfruit
- 60.What I’ve Done
- 61.The Spectre
- 62.Let Her Go
- 63.City of Stars
- 64.Closer
- 65.Locked Away
- 66.What Lovers Do
- 67.Friends (2017)
- 70.Chandelier
- 71.Happy
- 72.Animals
- 73.Mercy
- 74.The Middle
- 75.No
- 76.Style
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