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标题来源于西班牙语短语“万岁”，其名称来自弗里达·卡罗去世前的最后一幅画。在2008年3月接受滚石杂志采访时，主唱克里斯·马丁解释了为纪念卡罗而命名这首歌和专辑的原因：

She went through a lot of shit (pain), of course, and then she started a big painting in her house that said ‘Viva la Vida.’ I just loved the boldness of it.

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Lyric

I used to rule the world
我曾主宰这个世界

Seas would rise when I gave the word
巨浪也曾因我之命而澎湃

Now in the morning, I sleep alone
如今我却在早晨独自入眠

Sweep the streets I used to own
清扫曾属于我的街道

I used to roll the dice
我曾掌握他人命运

Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes
品味恐惧在敌人眼中绽开

Listen as the crowd would sing
倾听百姓高歌

"Now the old king is dead, long live the king"
先王已逝，新王万岁

One minute I held the key
不久前我还手握王权

Next, the walls were closed on me
下一刻，四面围墙将我囚禁

And I discovered that my castles stand
恍然发现我的城池

Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand
基底散如盐沙，乱似尘埃

I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing
听那钟声从耶路撒冷传来

Roman cavalry choirs are singing
罗马骑兵齐唱声震彻山海

Be my mirror, my sword and shield
成为我的明镜、利剑和盾牌

My missionaries in a foreign field
我的传教士屹立边疆之外

For some reason, I can't explain
只因一些缘由我无法释怀

Once you'd gone, there was never
一旦你离开这里便不再

Never an honest word
不再逆耳忠言

And that was when I ruled the world
而这便是我统治的时代

It was a wicked and wild wind
凛冽邪风呼啸袭来

Blew down the doors to let me in
吹倒重门使我深陷阴霾

Shattered windows and the sound of drums
断壁残垣礼崩乐坏

People couldn't believe what I'd become
世人不敢相信我已当年不再

Revolutionaries wait
起义大军翘首期待

For my head on a silver plate
有朝一日我站上断头台

Just a puppet on a lonely string
恰如傀儡随吊线寂寞摇摆

Oh, who would ever want to be king?
悲哉，谁又曾渴望万人膜拜？

I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing
听那钟声从耶路撒冷传来

Roman cavalry choirs are singing
罗马骑兵齐唱声震彻山海

Be my mirror, my sword and shield
成为我的明镜、利剑和盾牌

My missionaries in a foreign field
我的传教士屹立边疆之外

For some reason, I can't explain
只因一些缘由我无法释怀

Once you'd gone, there was never
一旦你离开这里便不再

Never an honest word
不再逆耳忠言

And that was when I ruled the world
而这便是我统治的时代

Hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing
听那钟声从耶路撒冷传来

Roman cavalry choirs are singing
罗马骑兵齐唱声震彻山海

Be my mirror, my sword and shield
成为我的明镜、利剑和盾牌

My missionaries in a foreign field
我的传教士屹立边疆之外

For some reason, I can't explain
只因一些缘由我无法释怀

I know Saint Peter won't call my name
我亦知天堂之门不会为我敞开

Never an honest word
不再逆耳忠言

But that was when I ruled the world
而这便是我统治的时代

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