Story Behind The Song

It is a story in part about the successes and failures throughout out our lives and the way that we are motivated to learn and grow from both. It is also about the silliness of wanting to extend our lives through legacy.

Song Description

It has music, Lyrics, and a story to tell.

Lyrics

When I Ruled The World


When I ruled the world my thoughts were of sound
Of music that played in my mind
Growing and flowing like waters unbound
Birthing the notes I divined

When I lost the world I found a dark dream
I had no voice and was blind
I woke in the light and let out a scream
The echoes remain to remind

That I'd climbed the mountain one step at a time
Planting my flag in the storm
Hobbled not beaten I'd weathered the climb
Alone with no fire to warm

Surrounded by phantoms of kings from the past
Their rule just like mine, come and gone
So I savored the moment I knew couldn't last
The world that I'd ruled had moved on

When I felt the world begin to unwind
I turned to the muse once again
Making connection we danced intertwined
And listened to new worlds begin

When I leave the world it won't matter too much
I'll fade like a tired old song
Lost in the mist of a memory
The music won't last very long

I left the mountain one step at a time
All traces I'd been there now gone
No one will know that I reached the sublime
Since the world that I ruled has moved on

Life goes on - on and on