Viva la Vida
I used to rule the world
Seas would rise when I gave the word
Now in the morning and 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
[…]
MARTIN, C. Viva la vida, Coldplay. In: Viva la vida or Death and all his friends. Parlophone, 2008.
Na música temos o relato de alguém que pode ter sido rei e tinha o mundo a seus pés, como podemos perceber em “I used to rule the world”. Em “One minute I held the key/Next the walls were closed on me” vemos a mudança entre ter tudo e, no instante seguinte, ter nada.