Now that the dust has settled
And the crowds have all gone home
I try to break these shackles but I just can't let you go
In the wreckage of these ruins I swear I saw your face
And I reached out to touch you but you disappeared again
We were rulers of the world
No surrender no retreat
We were rulers of the world
Always  gracious in defeat

We were rulers of the world
No surrender no retreat
We were rulers of the world
Always  gracious in defeat

I throw my heart to the lions so that you can see how much I bleed
I put my hand in the fire if it meant you'd be back with me
In the wreckage of these ruins I swear I saw your face
And I reached out to touch you but you disappeared again
We were rulers of the world
No surrender no retreat
We were rulers of the world
Always  gracious in defeat

We were rulers of the world
No surrender no retreat
We were rulers of the world
Always  gracious in defeat