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"'''Viva La Vida'''" is the twelfth track on the deluxe edition of ''[[Hurley]]''. It is a cover of the song originally performed by the English alternative rock band Coldplay. It was written by all members of the band for their fourth album, ''Vida or Death and All His Friends''. "Viva la Vida" means "Long live life" in Spanish.

===Overview===

===Lyrics===

I used to rule the world<br>

Seas would rise when I gave the word<br>

Now in the morning I sleep alone<br>

Sweep the streets I used to own<br>

I used to roll the dice<br>

Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes<br>

Listened as the crowd would sing<br>

Now the old king is dead long live the king<br>

One minute I held the key<br>

Next the walls were closed on me<br>

And I discovered that my castles stand<br>

Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand<br>

I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing<br>

Roman cavalry choirs are singing<br>

Be my mirror, my sword and shield<br>

Missionaries in a foreign field<br>

For some reason I can't explain<br>

Once you'd gone there was never<br>

Never an honest word<br>

And that was when I ruled the world<br>

It was a wicked and wild wind<br>

Blew down the doors to let me in<br>

Shattered windows and the sound of drums<br>

People couldn't believe what I'd become<br>

Revolutionaries wait<br>

For my head on a silver plate<br>

Just a puppet on a lonely string<br>

Oh who would ever want to be king?<br>

I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing<br>

Roman cavalry choirs are singing<br>

Be my mirror, my sword and shield<br>

My missionaries in a foreign field<br>

For some reason I can't explain<br>

I know St Peter won't call my name<br>

Never an honest word<br>