Okay, here's a little survey that I need some answers to.  Below are the lyrics to a song.  Does anyone find them morally offensive?  Seriously, I am curious....
I used to rule the world 
 Seas would rise when I gave the word 
 Now in the morning 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
 
 I hear Jerusalem bells a ringing 
 Roman Cavalry choirs are singing 
 Be my mirror my sword and shield 
 My missionaries in a foreign field 
 For some reason I can't explain 
 Once you go there was never, never an honest word 
 That was when I ruled the world 
 (Ohhh) 
 
 It was the wicked and wild wind 
 Blew down the doors to let me in
 Shattered windows and the sound of drums 
 People couldn't believe what I'd become
 
 Revolutionaries wait 
 For my head on a silver plate 
 Just a puppet on a lonely string
 Oh who would ever want to be king? 
 
 I hear Jerusalem bells a ringing
 Roman Cavalry choirs are singing 
 Be my mirror my sword and shield 
 My missionaries in a foreign field 
 For some reason I can't explain 
 I know Saint Peter will call my name 
 Never an honest word 
 But that was when I ruled the world 
 (Ohhhhh Ohhh Ohhh)
 
 I hear Jerusalem bells a ringing
 Roman Cavalry choirs are singing 
 Be my mirror my sword and shield 
 My missionaries in a foreign field 
 For some reason I can't explain 
 I know Saint Peter will call my name 
 Never an honest word 
 But that was when I ruled the world 
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that is interesting but i never really knew all the words or thought of it as offensive...hmmm....now that I have read it a few times now i wonder what its really about?
It's about a king who loses power - like Lois the XIV. I am having a disagreement with someone about this. They think the song is offensive and inappropriate, I do not. Just wondering if I was crazy!
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