I think you're all over thinking the meaning of this song. To many metaphors the way most people are taking the song. I think it's pretty basic. Yes, there are some metaphors, but they're small ones. I think it's a guy who used to be a big shot. Lots of people trusted him, and he was a leader. Then he did something that kind of self-destructed himself. When he says "I use to rule the world, seas would rise when I gav the word" I think he means that he could have about anything he wanted at the tips of his fingers. When he goes "I used to roll the dice, feel the fear in my enemy's eyes" he's saying that he'd always take a risk and wasn't scared to lose. Other people, of course, were scared of him. The whole Jerusalem bells and Roman choirs stuff is probably him thinking back to the good times, when he had all the power. Did I mention that I think he's on his death bed? I just think he was a regular guy that hit the jackpot once and lost everything when he went back the second time.