Weezer - Viva La Vida Lyrics
I used to rule the world
Seas would rise when I gave the word
Now in the morning I sleep alone
Sweep the streets I used to own
Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes
Listened 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 salt and pillars of sand
I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing
Roman cavalry choirs are singing
Missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can't explain
Once you'd gone there was never
Never an honest word
And that was when I ruled the world
It was a wicked and wild wind
Blew down the doors to let me in
Shattered windows and the sound of drums
People couldn't believe what I'd become
Revolutionaries wait
For my head on a silver plate
Just a puppet on a lonely string
Oh who would ever want to be king?
I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing
Roman cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can't explain
I know St Peter won't call my name
Never an honest word
But that was when I ruled the world
Hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing
Roman cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can't explain
I know St Peter won't call my name
Never an honest word
But that was when I ruled the world
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Weezer Viva La Vida Comments
Nerd rock
BLESSGBLESS14
why you didn't put this song in steel album
This is awesome
Such great vocals from Rivers here.
Someone get this man a guitar!!
Love his fashion, too♡
he is so awkward I LOVE it
other bands should write songs for Weezer
they do it 10 times better
I guess Chris Martin dislikes this.. .that's the reason I like it
Wow, two things I love meshed together!
Love this, wish it was on the new album!
These Weezer Covers are...magical. Even the shittiest songs get some kind of sparkle when covered by Weezer. Thanks for that, guys!
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Beautiful Song ...Beautiful Cover....Beautiful Band ....Life is Beautiful with WEEZER! 👊
huh out of tune a lot
Top 3 covers ever
The fact he's reading lyrics makes him more adorable!
He looks fucking stoned
I'm starting to think River can sing almost anything and make it sound good
Rivers does karaoke like the best of them😃
Weezer sucks
wheres the real drummer?
still love this video. Thank you
God he’s so gorgeous.
weezer covering a Coldplay song, my life is complete
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Does he always forget songs lyrics?
I love this guy, i want to be this guy.
Why are nerdy boys so sexy
Gonna see em in January!! With foo fighters!!! Woot!!!
I just want to b e rivers jfc
Amazing.
Typical, reading from a lyric sheet
When I call Weezer a dad band it's because Rivers is my actual dad bless Weezer
He's reading these lyrics so it's basically karaoke. I've never seen anybody do karaoke this good.
haha ...really highlights the preposterous lyrics.
This is what musics about!! Fun!
this kind of reminds me of a highschool talent show haha...all jokes aside this was pieced together greatly and rivers' vocals are great for the lyrics!!!
The only Album I'll ever dislike from Weezer is probably Ratitude. Love the rest of the shit they do. :')
Hi there from Singapore! Wish you'd have a wonderful evening =)
Coldplay have many great songs, but they also have so many horrible ones. The newer albums are absolute shite.
this drummer is avril lavigne guitar?
when your diction is better than the original singer's
¡¡Gracias amigos!!
Wow he didn't need the lyrics on a piece of paper for this
Ou8y2k2 LOL
Coldplay stole satriani's song!
The girl playing the tubular bell is totally checking Rivers out lol
That girl on stage fully checking out Rivers at the end there ;)
Weezer without Pat on drums is just a Rivers solo act
they look so nerdy, but they're awesome
Dang rivers
gran cover
Good...👍
Algum BR aqui?
brrrrr uhuuuu
coldplay copiou os cara
Love it! Thanks for posting
YAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!
Rivers is lyrical genius, why is he quoting Chris martin?? That's like Aston. Martin taking inspiration from that awful new mini!!
I'm not a cold play follower, but it's a great song and great cover
Ben Young your ignorance is disappointing.Chris Martin is an amazing songwriter.
canto meglio io cazzo!!!!
*P*illars of sand, *P*illars of sand
nice cover! nice guys!
who's the guy playing drums?
take off your freaking logo for God's sake, you have nothing to advertise.
true tho
RyseAbove It's my video. My blog. Kindly, fuck off.
Weezer rules!
So good
не пойте плиз есть Richard Cheese он круче ...... а вы фак мать вашу говно )
AWW LOOK AT HIM HES SO CUTE AND HOW DID YOU GET SO CLOSE OH MAN
That girl in the background is totally checking rivers out 😂
Loved it. And the girl playing the tubular bell is so hot! :D
why does this seem satirical
you must be joking weezer...
i hate coldplay but love this cover. lol
Anamanaguchi tho
I love anamanaguchi and coldplay...
Emilio Kappa Keepo but it sounds the same as the original lol
I hate coldplay but love this song
This feel bro
Nice cover
Nice profile picture
better than coldplay.
this is probably better than the original
+Pallium Oh, its good but I don't know about that.
Please leave the drugs! Martin voice is quiet another level. Still Weezer is very cool.
not sure if parody or homage. nontheless awesome
His bald spot kills me ever time
+Max Marko it's gone now, he got hair plugs ahaha
It's just me or Weezer makes amazing covers???
Supreme West They really do, don’t they? Every cover they’ve done so far are spot on such as this one, Pumped Up Kicks, Africa, Rosanna, You Might Think, etc. But other bands tried to cover Weezer is like bleh! 😊
across the board....indeed so
@Aaron_ B_182 =D
@Aaron_ B_182 If you liked that, listen to Toto's reply cover of Hashpipe the rock it.
That Teal Album is great evidence of this ;)
I always get the George McFly vibe from Rivers
Benjamin Stahl Do you think Rivers would be the nerdy guy who knocks out his Highschool Bully for his future baby mama, or the type of nerdy guy to climb into a tree and be a pervy peeping tom?
The second one :)
omg are they all wearing the same jacket they're such a dorky band i love them
Yesssss
Triangle player letting the team down!
HE'S SUCH A NERD I WANT 10
+Cami Villegas They seem to like doing them. I love it.
DOES ANYONE KNOW!??? where can i get that sweater...or at least what's it called(name, i know it's nike)?! or just any kind of useful information!? :) PLEASE! :)
+galkerplunk Well he did need a sweater that didn't come undone
+Joel Alegria Ha, I see what you did there.
+galkerplunk Well someone wants to destroy the sweater sorry
Did you ever find the name for the sweater?
sadly.. i did not! :/
weezer does it best
I love weezer, but this sucks. Someone without range cant cover chris martin.
Rivers without range? Dude went to Harvard to study music. Coldplay can’t hold a candle to weezer
Eloisa Pantazis he's referring to the fact that he doesn't have the same vocal range as martin
Chitose Ikeda Yeah I know. Rivers still has better vocal range. I wonder if Coldplay can do a Weezer cover
I'm so happy my little video gets so much attention. This was a super fun night and an Awesome show. Long Live Weezer. :)
checked out your website. You're hot lol :P
Wizard Venom Haha Thanks! Lol I just saw this comment. ☺
The toto Africa cover will push this songs into people's recommended lists thankfully the way it did to me
Believe it or not, there are actual people who pay good money to see Weezer and play good songs, which is something they haven't written in 20 years.
I'm in tears💔
I love how real weezer is and feels
Is it me or he was actually mocking that shit? I don't want to believe that this was for real. I mean... really Rivers? Coldplay?
We dance to all the wrong songs...we know all the bad names
+Nathan Smith The lyrics were worse but musically they were better.
+Vault 111 music experts
They're not mocking them, if anything they respect them because they know that coldplay are a talented group of musicians. They wouldn't do a cover to make fun of another artist.
how the hell is that even possible?
Weezer the international band. read for lyric viva la vida, the greatest song! kidding meee
I love rivers cuomo. i was born in 95' and had the wonderful opportunity to see him in cincinatti last year. I sang all the words to every song they played and could have cried
proper dad dance there
love it
Not too bad for a cover
Great cover of an 'alright' song at best :D !