Pirate Queen movie - The Role of the Queen lyrics
rate meSong by Original Broadway Cast<br /><br>
LADIES<br>
White...<br>
<br>
ELIZABETH<br>
The white of virgin skin<br>
Unblemished, powedered, blank<br>
That hides what lies within<br>
The image crowned with<br>
<br>
ELIZABETH AND LADIES<br>
Gold...<br>
<br>
ELIZABETH<br>
The color of my power<br>
The scepter and the orb<br>
Demands of state that flower<br>
My anger flowing<br>
<br>
ELIZABETH AND LADIES<br>
Red...<br>
<br>
ELIZABETH<br>
Blood, lips, and blushing cheeks<br>
This body made of flesh<br>
Confining even me<br>
<br>
LADIES<br>
White, gold, red...<br>
<br>
ELIZABETH<br>
This fortress I create<br>
Made from these pots of paint<br>
No longer serves as it was meant to be<br>
<br>
I stand divine<br>
As the monarch clear<br>
Yet on every side<br>
Thund'ring words I hear:<br>
"It's time that she<br>
Wed a consort King"<br>
To produce an heir<br>
Is in fact the role of the Queen<br>
<br>
LORDS AND LADIES<br>
She stands divine<br>
As the sov'reign soul<br>
Placed by God Himself<br>
In her royal role<br>
In a child, they say,<br>
<br>
Crown and flesh convene<br>
<br>
To postpone that day<br>
Has become the goal of the Queen<br>
<br>
ELIZABETH<br>
(spoken sing-song)<br>
I love my new map.<br>
Knowing better the topography of Ireland.<br>
We've made great advances in the East.<br>
But...<br>
Why is it in the West<br>
I am consistently defied by this...<br>
Female!!!<br>
<br>
BINGHAM<br>
(spoken)<br>
Not for much longer. Things are going according to plan, your majesty. Soon we'll see the end of this so-called Queen of the<br>
Pirates, this trousered pretender, this aberration of her sex.<br>
<br>
ELIZABETH<br>
This is your last cha-a-a-a-nce!<br>
<br>
BINGHAM, LORDS AND LADIES<br>
She stands divine<br>
As the sov'reign soul<br>
Placed upon the throne<br>
By the hand of God<br>
In sacrifice<br>
She remains serene<br>
In her ev'ry breath<br>
She defines the role of the Queen<br>
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[Thanks to Chris for lyrics]<br>
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