Watch them all fall down
Watch them all fall down


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

Now I discovered that my castles stand
Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand


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 St. Peter won't call my name

Never an honest word
And that was when I ruled the world


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


Watch them all fall down
Watch them all fall down


Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh...