Although "seas would rise when I gave the word" supports Chord x's reading, I don't see this as being about Christ. It's about a king who came to power violently ("the old king is dead," "a wicked and wild wind blew down the doors to let me in"), ruled the world, the crowds, and his enemies, and then was overthrown ("revolutionaries wait for my head") and swept streets as a common man. After his fall he was converted ("Saint Peter will call my name") and now waits for death ("Jerusalem bells" and "Roman cavalry choirs"). He asks us in the land of the living to be the mirror, sword, shield, and missionaries that he failed to employ when he had life and power. The mirror and the sword are images of the word of God, contrasting to his lack of an honest word. In a wider sense, the song is about lost opportunity and fall from power. Lost love could fall under that, but to say that this whole song is about a romantic relationship would cheapen it (who wants another song about that?). Maybe the song is called "Viva la Vida" to extol the vision he lacked.

Although "seas would rise when I gave the word" supports Chord x's reading, I don't see this as being about Christ. It's about a king who came to power violently ("the old king is dead," "a wicked and wild wind blew down the doors to let me in"), ruled the world, the crowds, and his enemies, and then was overthrown ("revolutionaries wait for my head") and swept streets as a common man. After his fall he was converted ("Saint Peter will call my name") and now waits for death ("Jerusalem bells" and "Roman cavalry choirs"). He asks us in the land of the living to be the mirror, sword, shield, and missionaries that he failed to employ when he had life and power. The mirror and the sword are images of the word of God, contrasting to his lack of an honest word. In a wider sense, the song is about lost opportunity and fall from power. Lost love could fall under that, but to say that this whole song is about a romantic relationship would cheapen it (who wants another song about that?). Maybe the song is called "viva la vida" to extol the vision he lacked.