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 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
[Instrumental Interlude]
[Verse 2: Chris Martin]
I used to roll the dice
Feel the fear in my enemies' 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 castles stand
Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand
[Chorus: Chris Martin]
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
Once you'd gone, there was never
Never an honest word
And that was when I ruled the world
[Interlude]
[Verse 3: Chris Martin]
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 (Mmm, mmm)
Aw, who would ever wanna be king?
[Chorus: Chris Martin]
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 Saint Peter won't call my name
Never an honest word
But that was when I ruled the world
[Bridge: Brian Eno, Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland & Will Champion]
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh
[Chorus: Chris Martin, Brian Eno, Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland & Will Champion]
(Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh)
Hear Jerusalem bells a-ringin'
(Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh)
Roman cavalry choirs are singin'
(Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh)
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
(Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh)
My missionaries in a foreign field
(Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh)
For some reason I can't explain
(Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh)
I know Saint Peter won't call my name
Never an honest word
But that was when I ruled the world
[Outro]
Mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm
Mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm
Mmm, mmm
Vladao sam svijetom
Mora se uzdići kad sam dao riječ
Sad ujutro spavam sama
Pomesti ulice koje sam nekada posjedovao
[Instrumental Interlude]
[Verse 2: Chris Martin]
Nekada sam valjao kockice
Osjetite strah u oči mojih neprijatelja
Slušajte kako bi gomila pjevala
Sada je stari kralj mrtav, dugo živi kralj
Jedan minut, držao sam ključ
Dalje, zidovi su bili zatvoreni na mene
I otkrio sam da mi stoje moji dvorci
Po stubovima soli i stubova pijeska
[Chorus: Chris Martin]
Čujem Jeruzalem zvona A-Ringin '
Rimski konjički zbori su pjevajući
Budi mi ogledalo, moj mač i štit
Moji misionari u stranom polju
Iz nekog razloga ne mogu objasniti
Jednom si otišao, nikad nije bilo
Nikad iskrena riječ
I to je bilo kad sam vlabio svijetu
[Interlude]
[Verse 3: Chris Martin]
Bio je to zli i divlji vjetar
Pustila na vrata da me puste unutra
Razbijeni prozori i zvuk bubnjeva
Ljudi nisu mogli vjerovati onome što bih postao
Revolucionari čekaju
Za moju glavu na srebrnom pločom
Samo lutka na usamljenom nizu (mmm, mmm)
Aw, ko bi ikad htio biti kralj?
[Chorus: Chris Martin]
Čujem Jeruzalem zvona A-Ringin '
Rimski konjički zbori su pjevajući
Budi mi ogledalo, moj mač i štit
Moji misionari u stranom polju
Iz nekog razloga ne mogu objasniti
Znam da Sveti Petar neće zvati moje ime
Nikad iskrena riječ
Ali to je bilo kad sam vlabio svijetu
[Most: Brian Eno, Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland & Will Champion]
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh, oh
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh, oh
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh, oh
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh, oh
[Chorus: Chris Martin, Brian Eno, momak Berryman, Jonny Buckland & Will Champion]
(Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh)
Čuti Jerusalim zvona A-Ringin '
(Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh)
Rimski konjički zbori su pjevajući
(Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh)
Budi mi ogledalo, moj mač i štit
(Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh)
Moji misionari u stranom polju
(Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh)
Iz nekog razloga ne mogu objasniti
(Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh)
Znam da Sveti Petar neće zvati moje ime
Nikad iskrena riječ
Ali to je bilo kad sam vlabio svijetu
[Outro]
Mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm
Mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm
Mmm, mmm