Coldplay酷玩樂隊近日在約旦演唱會，再度演繹經典單曲《Viva La Vida》，這也是粉絲票選之最想聽的歌曲。跟隨依舊澎湃的旋律，給週末的自己放個假吧！
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I used to rule the world
大千世界曾由我主宰
Seas would rise when I gave the word
巨浪也曾因我之命澎湃
Now in the morning I sleep alone
而今我卻在黎明獨自入眠
Sweep the streets I used to own
在曾屬於我的大道落寞徘徊
I used to roll the dice
大千世界曾由我主宰
Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes
盡情品味驚恐在死敵瞳孔綻開
Listen as the crowd would sing:
欣然傾聽百姓高歌喝彩：
"Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!"
“先王亡矣！”“新王萬代！”
One minute I held the key
此刻我手握權位經脈
Next the walls were closed on me
轉瞬才知宮牆深似海
And I discovered that my castles stand
恍然發現我的城池
Upon pillars of salt, pillars of sand
基底散如鹽沙亂似塵埃
I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
聽那耶路撒冷鐘聲傳來
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
羅馬騎兵歌聲震徹山海
Be my mirror my sword and shield
擔當我的明鏡 利劍和盾牌
My missionaries in a foreign field
我的傳教士屹立邊疆之外
For some reason I can not explain
只因一些緣由我無法釋懷
Once you go there was never, never an honest word
一旦你離開這裡便不再 不再有逆耳忠言存在
That was when I ruled the world
而這便是我統治的時代
It was the wicked and wild wind
凜冽邪風呼嘯襲來
Blew down the doors to let me in
吹散重門使我深陷陰霾
Shattered windows and the sound of drums
斷壁殘垣禮崩樂壞
People could not believe what I'd become
世人不敢相信我已當年不再
Revolutionaries wait
起義大軍翹首期待
For my head on a silver plate
有朝一日我站上斷頭臺
Just a puppet on a lonely string
恰如傀儡隨吊線寂寞搖擺
Oh who would ever want to be king
悲哉 誰又曾渴望萬人膜拜
I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing
聽那耶路撒冷鐘聲傳來
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
羅馬騎兵歌聲震徹山海
Be my mirror my sword and shield
擔當我的明鏡 利劍和盾牌
My missionaries in a foreign field
我的傳教士屹立邊疆之外
For some reason I can not explain
只因一些緣由我無法釋懷
I know Saint Peter won't call my name
我亦知天堂之門不會為我敞開
Never an honest word
不再有逆耳忠言存在
But that was when I ruled the world
而這便是我統治的時代
Ohhhhh Ohhh Ohhh
哦哦哦
Hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing
聽那耶路撒冷鐘聲傳來
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
羅馬騎兵歌聲震徹山海
Be my mirror my sword and shield
擔當我的明鏡 利劍和盾牌
My missionaries in a foreign field
我的傳教士屹立邊疆之外
For some reason I can not explain
只因一些緣由我無法釋懷
I know Saint Peter won't call my name
我亦知天堂之門不會為我敞開
Never an honest word
不再有逆耳忠言存在
But that was when I ruled the world
而這便是我統治的時代
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