Watch them all fall down
Watch them all fall down
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
I used to roll the dice
Feel the fear in my enemys 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
Now 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 cant explain
I know St. Peter wont call my name
Never an honest word
And that was when I ruled the world
It was a wicked and wild wind
Blew the doors to let me in
Shattered windows and the sound of drums
People couldnt believe what Id become
Revolutionaries wait
For my head on a silver plate
Just a puppet on a lonely string
Oh, who would ever want to be king?
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 cant explain
I know St. Peter wont call my name
Never an honest word
But that was when I ruled the world
Watch them all fall down
Watch them all fall down
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh…