[Verse 1] Ship wind in my hair German sky still on my skin Painted me in borrowed light Sent me off to please a king Standing stiff in foreign silk Learning English word by word Smiling through the candle smoke Heart a drum you never heard [Chorus] I’m Anne of Cleves But I’m not your scene Not the picture that you bought from someone’s dream You wrote “sister” on the page where I should be Fourth wife on your line First queen of me [Verse 2] You looked once and turned away Courtroom eyes began to stare Whispers sliding through the halls Like they owned the very air Signed my name on freedom’s line Kept my head and kept my land You took crowns You took their lives I took back my open hands [Chorus] I’m Anne of Cleves But I’m not your scene Not the picture that you bought from someone’s dream You wrote “sister” on the page where I should be Fourth wife on your line First queen of me [Bridge] [low vocal register] I walked out While others knelt down Traded your throne For my own hometown Laughed in my garden While you chased your ghosts I lost your favor But I kept the most [Chorus]
