[Intro]
(Watch them all fall down)
(Watch them all fall down)

[Verse 1: Neil Tennant]
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

[Interlude: Neil Tennant]
Watch them all fall down

[Verse 2: Neil Tennant]
Revolutionaries wait
For my head on a silver plate
Just a puppet on a lonely string
Oh, who would ever want to be king?

[Chorus: Neil Tennant]
I hear Jerusalem bells are 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
Nеver an honest word
But that was when I rulеd the world
[Interlude: Neil Tennant]
Watch them all fall down
"Okay, Glastonbury. It's the big moment. Let me hear you."

[Bridge: Neil Tennant]
Oh-oh-woah, oh-oh, oh
Oh-oh-woah, oh-oh, oh

[Breakdown: Neil Tennant (audience)]
(Oh-oh-woah, oh-oh, oh) I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
(Oh-oh-woah, oh-oh, oh) Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
(Oh-oh-woah, oh-oh, oh) Be my mirror, my sword and shield
(Oh-oh-woah, oh-oh, oh) My missionaries in a foreign field
(Oh-oh-woah, oh-oh, oh) For some reason I can't explain
(Oh-oh-woah, oh-oh, oh) I know Saint Peter won't call my name
(Oh-oh-woah, oh-oh, oh) Never an honest word
(Oh-oh-woah, oh-oh, oh) But that was when I ruled the world

[Outro: Neil Tennant]
That was when I ruled the world