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Coldplay Viva La Vida

I used to rule the world Seas would rise when I gave the word Now in the morning I sweep alone Sweep the streets I used to own I used to roll the dice

Scared of losin' all the time He wrote it in a letter, he was a friend of mine He heard you could see your future Inside a glass of water with ripples

Lovers, keep on the road you're on Runners, until the race is run Soldiers, you've got to soldier on Sometimes even right is wrong They are turning my

Smoke is rising from the houses People Burying their dead I ask somebody what the time is But time doesn't matter to them yet People talking without

Reign of love I can?t let go To the sea I offer this heavy load Locusts will lift me up I?m just a prisoner in a reign of love Locusts will let us stop

They were sitting, they were sitting in the strawberry swing And every moment was so precious They were sitting, they were talking in the strawberry swing

Those who are dead are not dead They?re just living my head And since I fell for that spell I am living there as well, oh Time is so short and I?m sure

All winter we got carried away Over on the rooftops, let's get married All summer we just hurried So come over, just be patient and don't worry So come

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