Oh who would ever want to be King?

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

This song by Coldplay won song of the year at the Grammy's this week. I've heard lots of people say the song is about various world leaders. Some say Bush, which I kind of laugh about to be honest, others say pretty much every King that lived back in them old days, some say it's about Jesus, and some say Obama. I mean, he is currently the leader of the free world. Honestly when I first heard this song I thought about myself as a Christian. I know I'm not a leader of the world, or a leader of anything, but I do often think that I am of some benefit to God. And I think for me that is the most dangerous spot to be in because the truth is that I'm weak. Not only do I know that but lately I've been really feeling it too. I'm not saying this to express some deep state of depression I've been in cause that's not it. I've just been realizing more and more that I can't do anything without Him. Yea I know I should know that by now, but a reminder every single day helps. Truth is I'm not that cool, I'm not that successful or wonderful or rich and contrary to the belief of those on my particular career path, I will never be those things. It's freakin hard to not live according to your own plans, to not put all your faith into this world, and to live unselfishly. But when I get to the point where I feel completely weak and unimportant and useless, it helps to be reminded that this world isn't my final stop and to have confidence that God is the King and thankfully I have no chance of taking his place. Even though I've attempted it on more than several occasions. Everything that I try to do without him won't work. And the more I try to rely on myself, the more proof I'm left with. durnit.