By: Coldplay
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Lyrics
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
Listened 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
Chorus
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 St. Peter won't call my name
Never an honest word
But that was when I ruled the world
Lyrics
It was a 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?
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Coldplay
Coldplay is a band from London, England. Their music genre is
alternative rock. Chris Martin is the lead singer and piano player of the
band, Jon Buckland plays the lead guitar, Guy Berryman plays the bass,
and Will Champion is on the drums. They met at the University College
London (UCL) in 1996 in a residence hall. The first to join the band were
Martin and Buckland. For the rest of that year, they planned the band.
Later, Berryman decided to join and in 1998, so did Champion. He had
played several instruments as he grew up, but never played the drums
until then. After a huge success in England after their first album, they
decided to come to the U.S. (Coldplay).
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“I used to rule the
world”
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This is referring to how every
king’s rule ends and that glory does
not last forever and will end at some
point. He used to have all the power,
now he is just sweeping the streets.
He went from glory to peasantry; Now
he is nothing.
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“Now the old king is dead, long live
the king”
French: Le Roi est mort, vive le Roi!
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“My castles stand upon pillars of salt
and pillars of sand”
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Album Cover
This picture came from a famous picture from the
French Revolution. It is called Liberty Leading the
People by Eugene Delacroix. Coldplay choose this for
their album cover because they wanted to have
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Jerusalem
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learn more.
Jerusalem is
the capital of Israel.
It is the holy city of
the Islamic, Christian,
and Jewish religions.
Twenty kings ruled
Jerusalem from 979
BCE to 586 BCE.
Their reigns were
anywhere from three
months to fifty-five
years. (Mor).
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A missionary is someone who attempts to
convert others to a particular doctrine or program.
They are people sent on a mission, especially a
religious or charitable mission to a foreign country.
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This means that he made too
many mistakes. He will not
get into the gates of Heaven.
He has done too much wrong
in his life to go to Heaven.
Throughout Louis XVI’s life, he
was very hopeless and
depressed, so he thought he
would not get into Heaven.
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