歌词与中文翻译
I used to rule the world
我曾统领世界
Seas would rise when I gave the word
就连海面也随我的命令而上升
Now in the morning I sleep alone
如今我清晨独眠
Sweep the streets I used to own
在曾拥有的街道中徘徊
I used to roll the dice
我曾经孤注一掷，
Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes
感受过敌人眼中的恐惧
Listen as the crowd would sing:
听见过人民高歌喝彩：
"Now the old king is dead! Long live the king! "
先王亡矣！新王万代！
One minute I held the key
大权刚刚在手
Next the walls were closed on me
城墙即将我禁闭
And I discovered that my castles stand
我这才发现我城堡的基石
Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand
竟如散沙盐粒般脆弱无力
I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
耶路撒冷的钟声正在响起
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
罗马骑兵唱诗班正在吟唱
Be my mirror my sword and shield
做我的明镜，宝剑与盾牌
My missionaries in a foreign field
我身处异疆的传教士
For some reason I can't explain
其中缘由我不能讲明，
Once you go there was never,never an honest word
自你走后，我从未，从未听过只字真言
That was when I ruled the world
那就是我主宰世界的时代
It was the wicked and wild wind
凶煞狂风袭来
Blew down the doors to let me in.
冲破重门将我押入
Shattered windows and the sound of drums
狼藉一片，鼓声四起
People couldn't believe what I'd become
我的结局无人能料。
Revolutionaries wait
革命者期待看到
For my head on a silver plate
我的头颅被摆上银盘
Just a puppet on a lonely string
我不过一个孤家傀儡
Oh who would ever want to be king?
啊，谁愿做王？
I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
耶路撒冷的钟声正在响起
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
罗马骑兵唱诗班正在吟唱
Be my mirror my sword and shield
做我的明镜，宝剑与盾牌
My missionaries in a foreign field
我身处异疆的传教士啊
For some reason I can't explain
其中缘由我不能讲明
I know Saint Peter won't call my name
我深知圣彼得不会唤我姓名
Never an honest word
从未听过只字真言
But that was when I ruled the world
但那就是我主宰世界的年月
Ohhhhh Ohhh Ohhh
I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
耶路撒冷的钟声正在响起
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
罗马骑兵唱诗班正在吟唱
Be my mirror my sword and shield
做我的明镜，宝剑与盾牌
My missionaries in a foreign field
我身处异疆的传教士啊
For some reason I can't explain
其中缘由我不能讲明
I know Saint Peter won't call my name
我深知圣彼得不会唤我姓名
Never an honest word
从未听过只字真言
But that was when I ruled the world
但那就是我主宰世界的年月