Canary Landgrave

I used to rule the world
Seas would rise when I gave the word
Now in the morning I sweep alone
Sweep the streets I used to own
I used to roll the dice
Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes
Listen 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 sand, pillars of sand

I hear Jerusalem's bells' ringing
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror my sword and shield
My issionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can not explain
Once you know there was never, never an honest word
That was when I ruled the world
(Ohhh)

It was the wicked and wild wind
Blew down the doors to let me in.
Shattered windows and the sound of drums
People could not believe what I'd become
Revolutionaries Wait
For my head on a silver plate
Just a puppet on a string lonely
Oh who would ever want to be king?

I hear Jerusalem's bells' ringing
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can not explain
I know Saint Peter will call my name
Never an honest word
And that was when I ruled the world
(Ohhhhh Ohhh Ohhh)

I hear Jerusalem's bells' ringing
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can not explain
I know Saint Peter will call my name
Never an honest word
But that was when I ruled the world
Oooooh Oooooh Oooooh

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在很多事情上，我是后知后觉的。

比如，我最近才开始听Coldplay的Viva la vida。

09年2月9日第51届格莱美中，荣获最佳单曲。08年24周，Billboard排名第一。

它的成就不言而喻。

听完它后，我唏嘘不已。

明显写的是路易十六，从“革命人士等待着，等待着我的头颅摆上银盘，我不过是一个单线傀儡，噢，谁愿做王？”就可见一斑，对路易十六的同情也可见一斑。

路易十六是够倒霉的——居然有幸成为法国历史中唯一一个被送上断头台的国王。仅仅因为他对王后玛丽言听计从，整日生怕得罪贵族，对国事毫无兴趣，最后导致国库虚空、债台高筑。有人说他是懦弱、昏庸的王，没错，但跳脱出来公正地评价他而言，他是个心地善良的人，只是他缺乏一个国王恰恰不可少的坚毅、刚强与野心勃勃。

如果他不是一个国王，而是一个锁匠，说不定会受到周围人的喜爱。

如果仔细去看法国历史，就会发现一些革命者也只是空有伪善的嘴脸。

真是讽刺又可怕。

很多时候，人类只是利用各种各样的借口把战争合理化，来满足自己的利益。