My Name is Maximus Decimus Meridius (Gladiator: The Musical)

[Intro] [Male – Commodus] Rise, rise, oh mighty gladiator, Your fame precedes you, hero of the sand. Your name echoes through the ages, A legend in this bloodstained land. Your fame is well deserved, Spaniard, A warrior unmatched, a tale so grand. This young man sees Hercules reborn, Why hide your name, reveal to this land? [Male - Maximus] My name is Gladiator, A title earned through pain and fire. [Male – Commodus] How dare you turn your back on me! Slave, reveal your name, it's my command. [Chorus] Who is this man, this gladiator? A mystery shrouded in scars. Who is this man, this warrior? A hero beneath the stars. [Male – Maximus] [Spoken] My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius, Commander of the Armies of the North, General of the Felix Legions, and loyal servant to the TRUE emperor, Marcus Aurelius. [Spoken] Father to a murdered son, Husband to a murdered wife, And I will have my vengeance, In this life or the next. [Instrumental Break] [Bridge] Vengeance in this life or the next, A promise forged in the fire of loss. [Male – Commodus] Maximus, the name that haunts my reign, A ghost of the past, returned again. [Chorus] Who is this man, this gladiator? His name now known, his heart aflame. Who is this man, this warrior? Maximus, he stakes his claim. [Male – Maximus] My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius, And I will have my vengeance, In this life or the next. [Bridge] Vengeance in this life or the next, A warrior's vow, a soul unbowed. [Outro]