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I used to rule the world |
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wǒ céng jīng tǒng zhì shì jiè |
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Seas would rise when I gave the word |
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zhǐ yào wǒ yí gè kǒu lìng jiù néng shǐ hǎi shuǐ shēng qǐ |
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Now in the morning I sweep alone |
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rú jīn de zǎo chén zhǐ shèng wǒ dú zì huán gù sì zhōu |
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Sweep the streets I used to own |
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huán shì měi tiáo céng jīng shǔ yú wǒ de jiē dào |
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I used to roll the dice |
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guò qù zhǐ yào wǒ zhuàn dòng shǒu zhōng de tóu zǐ |
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Feel the fear in my enemy' s eyes |
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jiù néng gǎn shòu dào dí rén yǎn zhōng de kǒng jù |
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Listen as the crowd would sing: |
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tīng zhe rén mín chuán sòng zhe |
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" Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!" |
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jiù wáng cháo bèi tuī fān le! xīn guó wáng wàn suì! |
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One minute I held the key |
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qián yī kè wǒ hái wò zhe shì jiè zhī yào |
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Next the walls were closed on me |
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xià yī miǎo shì jiè què cóng wǒ shǒu zhōng xiāo shī |
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And I discovered that my castles stand |
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yuán lái wǒ suǒ shù lì de chéng bǎo |
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Upon pillars of salt, and pillars of sand |
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zhǐ shì bù kān yī jī de shā chéng |
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I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing |
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wǒ tīng jiàn yē lù sā lěng de zhōng shēng xiǎng qǐ |
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Roman Cavalry choirs are singing |
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luó mǎ de qí bīng chàng shī bān zhèng zài yín chàng zhe |
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Be my mirror my sword and shield |
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qǐng chéng wèi wǒ de jìng zi wǒ de dāo yǔ dùn |
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My missionaries in a foreign field |
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wǒ de chuán jiào shì liú wáng zài wài |
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For some reason I can' t explain |
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wǒ wú fǎ jiě shì yuán yīn wèi hé |
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Once you go there was never, never an honest word |
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dàn shì zhǐ yào nǐ lái guò jiāng huì fā xiàn zhè lǐ méi yǒu chéng shí de yǔ yán |
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That was when I ruled the world |
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nà jiù shì wǒ céng jīng tǒng zhì de shì jiè |
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It was the wicked and wild wind |
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dāng shí guā qǐ xié è de kuáng fēng |
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Blew down the doors to let me in. |
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chuī kuǎ suǒ yǒu rù kǒu de chéng mén ràng wǒ jìn rù |
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Shattered windows and the sound of drums |
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chuāng hù shàng zhèn suì de bō lí fā chū zhèn zhèn jù xiǎng |
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People couldn' t believe what I' d become |
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rén mín wú fǎ zhì xìn wǒ chéng wèi tā men de guó wáng |
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Revolutionaries Wait |
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gé mìng zhě sì jī ér dòng |
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For my head on a silver plate |
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děng zhe wǒ de tóu lú zuò wèi jì pǐn |
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Just a puppet on a lonely string |
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wǒ zhǐ shì bǎng zhe yī tiáo xì xián de kuǐ lěi |
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Oh who would ever want to be king? |
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ō shuí huì xiǎng chéng wèi zhè yàng de guó wáng |
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I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing |
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wǒ tīng jiàn yē lù sā lěng de zhōng shēng xiǎng qǐ |
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Roman Cavalry choirs are singing |
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luó mǎ de qí bīng chàng shī bān zhèng zài yín chàng zhe |
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Be my mirror my sword and shield |
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qǐng chéng wèi wǒ de jìng zi wǒ de dāo yǔ dùn |
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My missionaries in a foreign field |
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wǒ de chuán jiào shì liú wáng zài wài |
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For some reason I can' t explain |
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wǒ wú fǎ jiě shì yuán yīn wèi hé |
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I know Saint Peter won' t call my name |
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wǒ zhī dào lián shèng bǐ dé dōu bù yuàn tí qǐ wǒ de míng zǐ |
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Never an honest word |
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bù céng yǒu guò zhēn chéng liǎng gè zì |
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But that was when I ruled the world |
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dàn nà jiù shì wǒ céng jīng tǒng zhì de shì jiè |
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Ooooh Oooh Oooh |