Channel: Music
Uploaded: August 7, 2008 at 3:23 pm
Author: sharnii
Length: 04:07
Rating: 4.71
Views: 1071
Xena character study of the dramatic and angsty variety, set to Vida La Vida (I Used to Rule the World) by Coldplay."Evil Xena" used to "rule the world" in the sense that she certainly had alot of power going on. (Also true of alternate-dimension-Xena! :O) In many ways she relished this. (I think Ares did too...)In the second verse we see "Good Xena", struggling to find redemption with Gabrielle's help. She rules the world in the sense of finding love and acceptance in Gabrielle. Yet redemption is not an easy path.At the song's ending we see the many complex faces of Xena and sum up her tragic/happy story.WARNING: Fin aka "Friend in Need II" content alert! For those of you who can't stand watching the finale of Xena, leave now (but stay if you want - it's used tastefully!)VIDA LA VIDA (WHEN I RULED THE WORLD)* * *I used to rule the worldSeas would rise when I gave the wordNow in the morning I sleep aloneSweep the streets I used to ownI used to roll the diceFeel the fear in my enemies' eyesListen as the crowd would sing:"Now the old king is dead, long live the king!"One minute I held the keyNext the walls were closed on meAnd I discovered that my castle standsUpon pillars of salt, and pillars of sandI hear Jerusalem bells a'ringingRoman Cavalry choirs are singingBe my mirror, my sword and shieldMy missionaries in a foreign fieldFor some reason I can't explainOnce you'd gone it was never,never an honest wordThat was when I ruled the worldIt was the wicked and wild windBlew down the doors to let me inShattered windows and the sound of drumsPeople couldn't believe what I'd becomeRevolutionaries waitFor my head on a silver plateJust a puppet on a lonely stringOh...who would ever wanna be king?I hear Jerusalem bells were ringingRoman Cavalry choirs were singingBe my mirror, my sword and shieldMy missionaries in a foreign fieldFor some reason I can't explainI know Saint Peter won't call my nameNever an honest wordBut that was when I ruled the world* * *