Justin

=**Viva La Vida - Coldplay**=

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Lyrics

 * I used to rule the world ||  ||
 * Seas would rise when I gave the word || Allusion to Moses splitting the sea. ||
 * 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!" || A phrase used when King Charles VII was in coronation, which is the crowning of the king, after King Charles VI died. French Translated: //Le Roi est mort, vive le Roi!// ||
 * || A reference can be made to this line when the people mocked Jesus ||
 * One minute I held the key ||  ||
 * Next the walls were closed on me ||  ||
 * And I discovered that my castles stand || A metaphor inducing a image of a unsteady foundation. ||
 * Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand || Allusion to Lot's Wife ||
 * I hear Jerusalem bells a ringing ||  ||
 * Roman Cavalry choirs are singing ||  ||
 * Be my mirror, my sword and shield || A prayer asking for guidance, strength, and endurance. ||
 * My missionaries in a foreign field || Allusion to the great commission. ||
 * For some reason I can't explain ||  ||
 * Once you go there was never ||  ||
 * Never an honest word ||  ||
 * And 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 || Allusion to John the Baptist as he is beheaded and put on a silver plate. ||
 * Just a puppet on a lonely string ||  ||
 * Oh who would ever want to be king? ||  ||
 * I hear Jerusalem bells a 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 || Allusion to St. Peter guarding the gates of heaven. ||
 * Never an honest word ||  ||
 * But that was when I ruled the world ||  ||
 * I hear Jerusalem bells a 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 ||  ||
 * I hear Jerusalem bells a 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 ||  ||
 * But that was when I ruled the world ||  ||

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Source
"Viva la Vida." //Wikipedia//. Wikipedia, n.d. Web. 25 Sep 2011.  "Viva la Vida (song) Viva la Vida - discussion." 05Nov2008. Online Posting to //the_escapist//. Web. 25 Sep. 2011. 