I used to rule the world
Seas would rise when I gave the word
Now in the morning I sweep alone
Sweep the streets I used to own
I used to roll the dice
Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes
Listen as the crowd would sing:
"Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!"
One dakika I held the key
inayofuata the walls were closed on me
And I discovered that my castles stand
Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand
I hear Jerusalem bells a ringing
Roman Cavalry choirs are imba
Be my mirror my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can't explain
Once wewe go there was never, never an honest word
That was when I ruled the world
(Ohhh)
It was the 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
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 ringing
Roman Cavalry choirs are imba
Be my mirror my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can't explain
I know Saint Peter will call my name
Never an honest word
But that was when I ruled the world
(Ohhhhh Ohhh Ohhh)
I hear Jerusalem bells a ringing
Roman Cavalry choirs are imba
Be my mirror my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can't explain
I know Saint Peter will call my name
Never an honest word
But that was when I ruled the world
Oooooh Oooooh Oooooh
Seas would rise when I gave the word
Now in the morning I sweep alone
Sweep the streets I used to own
I used to roll the dice
Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes
Listen as the crowd would sing:
"Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!"
One dakika I held the key
inayofuata the walls were closed on me
And I discovered that my castles stand
Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand
I hear Jerusalem bells a ringing
Roman Cavalry choirs are imba
Be my mirror my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can't explain
Once wewe go there was never, never an honest word
That was when I ruled the world
(Ohhh)
It was the 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
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 ringing
Roman Cavalry choirs are imba
Be my mirror my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can't explain
I know Saint Peter will call my name
Never an honest word
But that was when I ruled the world
(Ohhhhh Ohhh Ohhh)
I hear Jerusalem bells a ringing
Roman Cavalry choirs are imba
Be my mirror my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can't explain
I know Saint Peter will call my name
Never an honest word
But that was when I ruled the world
Oooooh Oooooh Oooooh
Come on, my nyota is fading
And I swerve out of control
If i, if I'd only waited
I'd not be stuck here in this hole
Come here my nyota is fading
And I swerve out of control
And I swear I waited and waited
I've got to get out of this hole
But time is on your side
Its on your side now
Not pushing wewe down and all around
It's no cause for concern
Come on, oh my nyota is fading
And I see no chance of release
And I know I'm dead on the surface
But I am screaming underneath
And time is on your side
Its on your side now
Not pushing wewe down
And all around, no
It's no cause for concern
Stuck on the end of this ball and chain
And I'm on my way back down again
Stood on a bridge, tied to the noose
Sick to the stomach
wewe can say what wewe mean
But it won't change a thing
I'm sick of the secrets
Stood on the edge, tied to a noose
wewe came along and wewe cut me loose
wewe came along and wewe cut me loose
wewe came along and wewe cut me loose.
And I swerve out of control
If i, if I'd only waited
I'd not be stuck here in this hole
Come here my nyota is fading
And I swerve out of control
And I swear I waited and waited
I've got to get out of this hole
But time is on your side
Its on your side now
Not pushing wewe down and all around
It's no cause for concern
Come on, oh my nyota is fading
And I see no chance of release
And I know I'm dead on the surface
But I am screaming underneath
And time is on your side
Its on your side now
Not pushing wewe down
And all around, no
It's no cause for concern
Stuck on the end of this ball and chain
And I'm on my way back down again
Stood on a bridge, tied to the noose
Sick to the stomach
wewe can say what wewe mean
But it won't change a thing
I'm sick of the secrets
Stood on the edge, tied to a noose
wewe came along and wewe cut me loose
wewe came along and wewe cut me loose
wewe came along and wewe cut me loose.
Was a long and dark December
From the rooftops I remember
There was snow
White snow
Clearly I remember
From the windows they were watching
While we froze down below
When the future's architectured
kwa a carnival of idiots on show
You'd better lie low
If wewe upendo me
Won't wewe let me know?
Was a long and dark December
When the banks became cathedrals
And the fog
Became God
Priests clutched onto bibles
Hollowed out to fit their rifles
And the kuvuka, msalaba was held aloft
Bury me in honor
When I'm dead and hit the ground
My nerves are poles that unfroze
If wewe upendo me
Won't wewe let me know?
I don't want to be a soldier
Who the captain of some sinking ship
Would stow
Far below
So if wewe upendo me
Why'd wewe let me go?
I took my upendo down to violet hill
There we sat in the snow
All that time
She was silent still
So if wewe upendo me
Won't wewe let me know?
If wewe upendo me
Won't wewe let me know?
From the rooftops I remember
There was snow
White snow
Clearly I remember
From the windows they were watching
While we froze down below
When the future's architectured
kwa a carnival of idiots on show
You'd better lie low
If wewe upendo me
Won't wewe let me know?
Was a long and dark December
When the banks became cathedrals
And the fog
Became God
Priests clutched onto bibles
Hollowed out to fit their rifles
And the kuvuka, msalaba was held aloft
Bury me in honor
When I'm dead and hit the ground
My nerves are poles that unfroze
If wewe upendo me
Won't wewe let me know?
I don't want to be a soldier
Who the captain of some sinking ship
Would stow
Far below
So if wewe upendo me
Why'd wewe let me go?
I took my upendo down to violet hill
There we sat in the snow
All that time
She was silent still
So if wewe upendo me
Won't wewe let me know?
If wewe upendo me
Won't wewe let me know?
Sunlight opened up my eyes
To see for the first time it opened them up
And tonight rivers will run dry
Not for the first time rivers will run
Hundreds of years in the future
There could be computers looking for life on Earth
Don't fight for the wrong side
Say what wewe feel like
Say how wewe feel
wewe go backwards but then wewe go forwards again
wewe go backwards but then wewe go
Created then drilled and invaded
If somebody made it someone will mess it up
And wewe are not wrong to
Ask who does this belong to
It belongs to all of us
wewe go backwards but then wewe go forwards again
wewe go backwards but then wewe go forwards
wewe go backwards but then wewe go forwards again
wewe go backwards but then wewe go forwards
To see for the first time it opened them up
And tonight rivers will run dry
Not for the first time rivers will run
Hundreds of years in the future
There could be computers looking for life on Earth
Don't fight for the wrong side
Say what wewe feel like
Say how wewe feel
wewe go backwards but then wewe go forwards again
wewe go backwards but then wewe go
Created then drilled and invaded
If somebody made it someone will mess it up
And wewe are not wrong to
Ask who does this belong to
It belongs to all of us
wewe go backwards but then wewe go forwards again
wewe go backwards but then wewe go forwards
wewe go backwards but then wewe go forwards again
wewe go backwards but then wewe go forwards