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12-12-12: The Concert for Sandy Relief
At Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA
December 12, 2012
Transcript
00:00I used to rule the world
00:19Seas would rise when I gave the word
00:22Now in the morning I sleep alone
00:25Sweep the streets I used to own
00:29I used to roll the dice
00:39Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes
00:42Listen as the crowd would sing
00:45Now the old king's dead, long live the king
00:49One minute I held the king
00:52Next the walls were closed on me
00:55And I discovered that my castle stand
00:58Upon pillars of salt, pillars of sand
01:02I hear Jerusalem, the bells are ringing
01:06Roman cavalry choirs are singing
01:09Be my mirror, my sword and shield
01:12Missionaries in a foreign field
01:16And for some reason I can't explain
01:18Once you've gone, there was never, never an honest word
01:26That was when I ruled the world
01:28It's a wicked and wild wind
01:37Blew down the doors to let me in
01:41The shadow windows and the sound, the sound of drums
01:45Oh people couldn't believe what I've become
01:48Revolutionary swag
01:50Falling my head on a silver plane
01:54I'm just a puppet on a lonely string
01:57Oh who would ever wanna be king
02:00Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
02:30I know St. Peter won't call my name
02:34Never an honest word
02:37That was when I ruled the world
02:40Oh, never an honest word
02:43That was when I ruled the world
02:47Thank you so much

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