I used to rule the world我曾经掌握世界Seas would rise when I gave the word号令潮汐Now in the morning I sleep alone如今在这清晨孤单躺卧Sweep the streets I used to own巡视属于我的路途I used to roll the dice我曾经左右命运Feel the fear in my enemy’s eyes玩味敌人眼中的乱没恐惧Listen as the crowd would sing:听着人们的颂唱：“Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!”先王已死，新王万岁！One minute I held the key就在刚才我还拥有开启一切的关键Next the walls were closed on me转瞬便走到了尽头And I discovered that my castles stand我发觉自己的根基Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand建立做陪纳于小信与虚妄之上（盐柱子与沙子在圣经里的隐喻）I hear Jerusalem bells a ringing我听见耶路撒冷的钟Roman Cavalry choirs are singing罗马骑兵在唱颂圣诗Be my mirror my sword and shield让它做我所信奉的，成为我的剑、盾牌My missionaries in a foreign field将我的教义散播旷野（这段似乎是展望未来）For some reason I can’t explain那些原因我无法明示Once you go there was never, never an honest word当你在此处再听闻不到一句真实之言That was when I ruled the world就是我的日子来临的时刻（指最后的审判？）It was the wicked and wild wind疾风肆虐大作（启示录中提到的六印开启之像）Blew down the doors to let me in.破除一切阻碍后我会到来Shattered windows and the sound of drums敲响的鼓声震天动地People couldn’t believe what I’d become人们无法相信我为什么会改变（神子以审判者而不是救赎者的身份显现？）Revolutionaries wait颠覆已经齐备For my head on a silver plate将我的头颅奉上吧（施洗约翰之死，指殉道）Just a puppet on a lonely string我纯没不过是一个顺应使命的傀儡Oh who would ever want to be king?谁愿意做这种国王（耶稣被钉十字架的时候，头上牌子写着的罪名是“（号称自己是）犹太人之王”）？I hear Jerusalem bells a ringing我听见耶路撒冷的钟Roman Cavalry choirs are singing罗马骑兵在唱颂圣诗Be my mirror my sword and shield让它做我所信奉的，成为我的剑、盾牌My missionaries in a foreign field将我的教义散播旷野For some reason I can’t explain那些原因我无法明示Once you go there was never, never an honest word当你在此处再听闻不到一句真实之言That was when I ruled the world就是我统治世界来临的时刻（似乎在指最后的审判？）I hear Jerusalem bells a ringing我听见耶路撒冷的钟Roman Cavalry choirs are singing罗马骑兵在唱颂圣诗Be my mirror my sword and shield让它做我所信奉的，成为我的剑、盾牌My missionaries in a foreign field将我的教义散播旷野For some reason I can’t explain那些原因我无法明示I know Saint Peter won’t call my name我知道圣彼得不会叫出我的名字（圣经中记录耶稣受难之时圣彼得为自保三次不认主）Never an honest word再也没有真实之言的时候But that was when I ruled the world就该是我的日子临到这个世界的时候
