VIVA LA VIDA by COLD PLAY

COLD PLAY -VIVA LA VIDA
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
And I discovered that my (1)______________ stand
Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand

I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
Roman (2)______________ choirs are singing
Be my mirror, my (3)__________ and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field

For some reason I can't explain
Once you go (4)__________ was never
Never an honest word
And (5)________ was when I ruled the world

It was the wicked and wild wind
Blew down the doors to let me in
Shattered (6)______________ 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 are ringing
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
My missionaries in a (7)______________ field

For some reason I can't explain
I know Saint Peter won't call my name
Never an honest word
But that was (8)________ I (9)__________ the world

I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field

For some reason I can't explain
I know Saint Peter won't (10)________ my name
Never an honest word
But that was when I ruled the world

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