Viva la Vida lyrics

• 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 castles stand
  Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand

  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
  Once you'd gone, there was never
  Never an honest word
  And that was when I ruled the world

  It was a 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 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 St. Peter won't call my name
  Never an honest word
  But that was when I ruled the world

  Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
  Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
  Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
  Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

  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 St. Peter won't call my name
  Never an honest word
  But that was when I ruled the world

• Who is the author of the song Viva la Vida?
  The song Viva la Vida was written by Coldplay.

• Who sings the song Viva la Vida?
  The song Viva la Vida is performed by Coldplay.