"Viva la vida" by Coldplay

Before listening, try and conjugate the verbs in parentheses in the first two stanzas.

Then, as you listen, try and complete the missing words in the rest of the lyrics. (Note: Rhyme should help!)

I (rule) the world
Seas (rise) when I gave the word
Now in the morning I (sleep) alone
Sweep the streets I (own)

I (roll) the dice
Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes
Listen as the crowd (sing),
"Now the old king is dead, long live the king!"
One minute I (hold) the key
Next the walls (be) closed on me
And I (discover) that my castles stand
Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand

I hear Jerusalem bells a
Roman Cavalry choirs are
Be my mirror, my sword and
My missionaries in a foreign
For some reason I can't explain
Once you'd go there was never,
never an honest
And that was when I ruled the

It was the wicked and wild
Blew down the doors to let me
Shattered windows and the sound of
People couldn't believe what I'd
Revolutionaries
For my head on a silver
Just a puppet on a lonely
Oh, who would ever wanna be

I hear Jerusalem bells were
Roman Cavalry choirs were
Be my mirror, my sword and
My missionaries in a foreign
For some reason I can't
I know St. Peter won't call my
Never an honest
But that was when I ruled the