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Viva La Vida
Viva La Vida
Now the old king 7. Has died / is dead! Long 8.lived / live the king!
CHORUS:
____ That was when I ruled the world ____People couldn't believe what I'd become
____ Shattered windows and the sound of ____ Just a puppet on a lonely string
drums
____For my head on a silver plate
____Once you'd gone there was never
____Oh who would ever want to be king?
____ It was the wicked and wild wind
One minute I held the key For some reason I can't explain
Next the walls were closed on me I know Saint Peter won't call my name
And I discovered that my castles stand Never an honest word
Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand But that was when I ruled the world
Woahahahah oh, woahahah oh
I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing Woahahahah oh, woahahah oh,
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing Woahahahah
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
For some reason I can't explain Be my mirror, my sword and shield
Once you're gone there was never My missionaries in a foreign field
Never an honest word
But that was when I ruled the world For some reason I can't explain
I know Saint Peter won't call my name
It was the wicked and wild wind Never an honest word
Blew down the doors to let me in But that was when I ruled the world
Shattered windows and the sound of drums
People couldn't believe what I'd become