[ti:Viva La Vida] [ar:Cale/Halüna] [al:Viva La Vida] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Viva La Vida - Cale/Halüna [00:00.09]Lyrics by:Christopher Martin/Jonathan Buckland/William Champion/Guy Berryman/Phil Harvey [00:00.32]Composed by:Guy Berryman/Jonathan Buckland/William Champion/Christopher Martin [00:00.52]I used to rule the world [00:04.86]Seas would rise when I gave the word [00:07.97]Now in the mornin' I sleep alone [00:12.89]Sweep the streets I used to own [00:16.51]One minute I held the key [00:20.79]Next the walls were closed on me [00:24.33]And I discovered that my castles stand [00:28.71]Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand [00:33.35]I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringin' [00:37.47]Roman cavalry choirs are singin' [00:41.43]Be my mirror my sword and shield [00:45.31]My missionaries in a foreign field [00:49.61]For some reason I can't explain [00:53.45]Once you'd gone there was never [00:56.51]Never an honest word [01:00.79]And that was when I ruled the world [01:04.16]It was a wicked and wild wind [01:08.80]Blew down the doors to let me in [01:11.98]Shattered windows and the sound of drums [01:17.03]People couldn't believe what I'd become [01:20.71]One minute I held the key [01:24.79]Next the walls were closed on me [01:28.14]And I discovered that my castles stand [01:32.71]Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand [01:37.36]I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringin' [01:41.33]Roman cavalry choirs are singin' [01:45.39]Be my mirror my sword and shield [01:49.28]My missionaries in a foreign field [01:53.59]For some reason I can't explain [01:57.48]Once you'd gone there was never [02:00.46]Never an honest word [02:04.82]And that was when I ruled the world [02:24.74]Never an honest word [02:28.78]But that was when I ruled the world