1	"By" By: Coldplay
2	"I used to rule the..." 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 I used to roll the dice Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes Listen 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 Be my mirror my sword and shield My missionaries in a foreign field For some reason I can't explain Once you go there was never, never an honest word That was when I ruled the world (Ohhh)
3	"It was the wicked and..." It was the 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 Saint Peter will call my name Never an honest word But that was when I ruled the world (Ohhhhh Ohhh Ohhh)
4	"I hear Jerusalem bells a..." 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 Saint Peter will call my name Never an honest word But that was when I ruled the world Oooooh Oooooh Oooooh
5	Novelistic approach
6	Realistic approach The song reminds me of football. Just like in the song he is talking about war and celebration. The football field is just like that. It’s a warzone when your playing the game but after you win its time to celebrate. Also when the song mentions the people cheering for the king, football players also get cheered for. The fans ring the bells just as in the song the people of Jerusalem did.
7	Thematic approach Often successfulness of one does not necessarily mean that one is also happy because one can easily fall from his or her high position of authority or power. “Long live life" is a saying that best describes the song, hence the title. “That was when I ruled the world” (19) “Sweep the streets I used to own” (3)
8	Allusion approach The song, “Viva la Vida”, can best be related to a movie called “Gladiator”. The movie, “Gladiator”, is like the song because the movie is about a regular man who had got power, and lost his power to a greedy King’s son. “Viva la Vida” is about a man who became King, and ended up losing his power to a group of revolutionaries. The event which shows great similarity is that they both revolve around a war. The song is referring to the French Revolution. The movie is referring to one of the many battles for the Roman Empire.
9	Musical approach I used /to rule /the world A 3 iamb Seas would /rise when /I gave /the word A 3 trochee Now in /the morning /I sleep /alone B 4 iamb, trochee Sweep /the streets /I used /to own B 4 iamb I used to roll the dice C Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes C Listen as the crowd would sing: D "Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!“ D One minute I held the key E Next the walls were closed on me E And I discovered that my castles stand F Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand F I hear /Jerusa/lem bells /a ringing G 4 iamb, trochee Roman /Cavalry /choirs are /singing G 4 trochee Be my /mirror /my sword /and shield H 4 iamb, trochee My mission/aries in /a foreign /field H 4 amphibrach, amphimacer For some /reason I /can't explain I 3 amphimacer, trochee, iamb Once you /go there /was never/, never an / honest word J 5 amphibrach, trochee That was /when I /ruled the /world J 4 trochee (Ohhh) .
10	English Teacher approach 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 I used to roll the dice Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes Listen 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 Be my mirror my sword and shield My missionaries in a foreign field For some reason I can't explain Once you go there was never, never an honest word That was when I ruled the world (Ohhh) .
11	English Teacher approach continued The figurative language allows the reader to understand the song better. It also helps the reader to interpret the meaning of feeling that the author had as it was written.
12	Significant Event approach This song, “Viva la Vida” was written to tell the story of King Louis XVI during the French Revolution. The CD cover is “La Liberte Guidant les Peuplues”, a painting by Delacroix that is depicting the French Revolution The writers of the song wanted to try something different than they had created before. Coldplay says the song’s theme is about "trying to remember what's important in your life, rather than being carried away by the trappings of other things.“ this song is about cavalries, missionaries and kings. "It's a story about a king who's lost his kingdom...There's this slightly anti-authoritarian viewpoint that's crept into some of the lyrics and it's some of the payoff between being surrounded by governments on one side, but also we're human beings with emotions and we're all going to die and the stupidity of what we have to put up with every day” (different band members).
13	Art History approach Seas would rise- symbolic, showing that he has the power of a god. Sweep the streets- symbolic, shows that he has to work in the city instead of rule it. Roll the dice- symbolic, showing that he is willing to taking a chance. Feel the fear Jerusalem bells a ringing Blew down the doors- symbolic, letting the revolutionaries into the castle. Puppet on a lonely string- symbolic, shows that he has no friends. Head on a silver plate- symbolic, that he is a wanted man. So people were trying to kill him. Castles stand upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand- symbolic, shows that the structure that his life was based on was not stable. Wicked and wild wind- symbolic, the revolutionaries.
14	"The images in this song..." The images in this song capture the readers attention. It gives the reader the feeling that he or she is back in the past. The images also gives a summarized historical information on King Louis XVI.
15	Structural approach I used to rule the world Seas would rise when I gave the word Now in the morning I sweep alone Sweep the streets I used to own I used to roll the dice Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes Listen 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 Be my mirror my sword and shield My missionaries in a foreign field For some reason I can't explain Once you go there was never, never an honest word That was when I ruled the world (Ohhh)
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