weezer - viva la vida

주인공은 과거의 권력과 영광을 reminiscing하며, 지금은 홀로 남겨진 자신을 돌아본다
그는 자신의 왕국이 허약한 기초 위에 세워졌음을 깨닫고, 그 결과로서의 외로움과 후회의 감정을 표현한다
또한, 왕이 되는 것이 결코 원하는 것이 아닐 수도 있음을 반성한다

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
I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing
Roman cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
Missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can't explain
Once you'd gone there was never
Never an honest word
And that was when I ruled the world
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?