The Lioness of Brittany Lyrics


Forced into betrayal of God and country

By a despot clad in vengeance

A self-made enemy

A noble man

Beheaded at dawn

By a King's swift justice

The widow abandons wealth

To take up the axe and anchor

"Cutthroats and warriors! Men of the sea!

Paint the ships as the dark of night.

The Black Fleet sails!"

"You've taken my heart; I'll take your Kingdom as pay"

Culling the herd of aristocrats

The cowards who condemned true love

Their corpses float endlessly

Their heads mounted to the masts

"Leave some alive," she said, "to carry a message home.

Tell your masters of this execution

At the hands of the Lioness of Brittany!"

If you see the red sails on the horizon

The Lioness has come for your head

13 years of revenge

A campaign promised by death

And for all the blood and pride

What was gained?

This rage will never subside

Carried forever by the sea winds

The will of a blackened soul

Destroyed by devotion

Lost in storming seas

Drowning grief with so much scorn

Which way is up?

Which way is home?

She's never looking back

Forever lost at sea

13 years of revenge

A campaign promised by death

And for all the blood and pride

What was gained?

This rage will never subside

Carried forever by the sea winds

The will of a blackened soul

Destroyed by devotion

Which way is up?

Which way is home?