Il testo della Viva la vida

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 enemy's 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 can't explain
I know st. peter won't 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 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-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
I know st. peter won't 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...