HALOJABAR.COM – Viva La Vida merupakan lagu yang dibawakan oleh grup band rock asal Inggris, Coldplay.
Lagu ini dirilis pada 25 Mei 2008 lalu dan hingga kini masih jadi salah satu lagu populer yang tak lekang oleh waktu.
Lagu ‘Viva La Vida’ adalah single kedua dari album bertajuk Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends.
Banyak orang bertanya-tanya apa makna dari Viva La Vida.
Ternyata nama ini adalah frasa berbahasa Spanyol yang artinya ‘Jalani Kehidupan’.
Nama ini diambil Coldplay dari salah satu lukisan karya seniman Meksiko, Frida Kahlo. Dan ini adalah lagu pejuangan dari autobiografinya Frida Kahlo.
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Lirik Lagu Viva La Vida dari Coldplay
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-ringin’
Roman Cavalry choirs are singin’
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
My 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-ringin’
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 won’t call my name
Never an honest word
But that was when I ruled the world
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
I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringin’
Roman Cavalry choirs are singin’
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can’t explain
I know Saint Peter won’t call my name
Never an honest word
But that was when I ruled the world
