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 re gone there was never never an honest word but that was when i ruled the world 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 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 call my name never an honest word but that was when i ruled the world woahahahah oh woahahah oh woahahahah oh woahahah oh woahahahah 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 call my name never an honest word but that was when i ruled the world ooooooh ooh oooooh oh ooooooh oh oooooh ooh
['dutch indie', 'dutch pop', 'dutch rock', 'folk-pop', 'nederreggae']