Released: March 18, 1997
Songwriter: Chris Lowe Neil Tennant
Producer: Pet Shop Boys
[Verse 1]
The cathedral's glittering on coronation day
Crowned heads and cardinals under military sway
I approach the altar slowly in a humble shroud
To receive the acclamation of the loyal crowd
[Chorus 1]
Give me power over people
In a palace with a permanent guard
And the flags unfurled
Give devotion, dedication, celebration
Not some cheap charade
And I'll rule the world
All of these delusions of grandeur
'Cause they said: "We don't understand you"
And I want revenge
[Verse 2]
In audience I receive the media's pleas
They kiss my ring in interviews on bended knees
In victory I am magnanimous and charming when
I speak exclusively at length to CNN
[Chorus 2]
About power over people
In a palace with a permanent guard
And the flags unfurled
With devotion, dedication, celebration
Not some cheap charade
I will rule the world
All of these delusions of grandeur
Because they said: "We don't understand you"
And I want revenge
[Bridge]
Ring the bells, tell everyone
Ring the bells, tell everyone
Ring the bells, tell everyone
Revolution can be fun
[Chorus 3]
All of these delusions of grandeur
'Cause they said: "We don't understand you"
And I want revenge
Give me power over people
In a palace with a permanent guard
And the flags unfurled
Give devotion, dedication, celebration
Not some cheap charade
And I'll rule the world
[Outro]
Ring the bells, tell everyone
Revolution can be fun
The cathedral's glittering on coronation day
Crowned heads and cardinals under military sway
I approach the altar slowly in a humble shroud
To receive the acclamation of the loyal crowd
[Chorus 1]
Give me power over people
In a palace with a permanent guard
And the flags unfurled
Give devotion, dedication, celebration
Not some cheap charade
And I'll rule the world
All of these delusions of grandeur
'Cause they said: "We don't understand you"
And I want revenge
[Verse 2]
In audience I receive the media's pleas
They kiss my ring in interviews on bended knees
In victory I am magnanimous and charming when
I speak exclusively at length to CNN
[Chorus 2]
About power over people
In a palace with a permanent guard
And the flags unfurled
With devotion, dedication, celebration
Not some cheap charade
I will rule the world
All of these delusions of grandeur
Because they said: "We don't understand you"
And I want revenge
[Bridge]
Ring the bells, tell everyone
Ring the bells, tell everyone
Ring the bells, tell everyone
Revolution can be fun
[Chorus 3]
All of these delusions of grandeur
'Cause they said: "We don't understand you"
And I want revenge
Give me power over people
In a palace with a permanent guard
And the flags unfurled
Give devotion, dedication, celebration
Not some cheap charade
And I'll rule the world
[Outro]
Ring the bells, tell everyone
Revolution can be fun
more tracks from the album
Bilingual: Further Listening 1995 – 1997
- The Calm Before The Storm
- Somewhere (Extended Mix)
- The Survivors
- How I Learned to Hate Rock ‘n’ Roll
- Delusions of Grandeur
- Betrayed
- Disco Potential
- Saturday Night Forever
- In the Night (1995)
- A Red Letter Day
- Discoteca (Single Version)
- A Red Letter Day (Expanded Single Version)
- Up Against It
- Se a Vida É (That’s the Way Life Is)
- Before
- The Truck-Driver and His Mate
- Metamorphosis
- Paninaro ’95
- To Step Aside
- It Always Comes as a Surprise
- Single-Bilingual
- Electricity
- View From Your Balcony
- Hit and Miss
- Discoteca
- Discoteca (New Version)
- The Boy Who Couldn’t Keep His Clothes On (International Club Mix)
From the albums
Pet Shop Boys popular songs
- West End Girls
- It’s a Sin
- Opportunities (Let’s Make Lots of Money)
- Go West
- Always On My Mind
- Being Boring
- Suburbia
- What Have I Done to Deserve This?
- Domino Dancing
- The Pop Kids
- Left to My Own Devices
- Rent
- New York City Boy
- Love etc.
- Love is a Bourgeois Construct
- Burning the heather
- Dreamland
- Closer to Heaven 3
- Footsteps
- Closer To Heaven / Left To My Own Devices
- Je T’aime Moi Non Plus
- Yesterday, When I Was Mad (Coconut 1 12" Mix) [Disco 2 Version]
- In His Imagination
- Sail Away