[Verse 1] When my king went under, they came for what remained Counted out the future like it only wore their name Hands across the kingdom, Blades upon the door Scars across my shoulders, but I am something more They thought a lash could break me Thought grief would make me small But every wound they gave us Only raised the call [Pre-Chorus] You can push a heart to fury You cannot make it die [Chorus] From the ash of Londinium To the edge of a blood-red sky I don't kneel, I rise I don't vanish, I fight I am Boudica [Verse 2] Camulodunum burning like a warning to the throne Verulamium trembling, Roman marble overthrown Londinium in embers, black against the dawn Three cities learned the sound of everything they'd done No mercy in the silence No comfort in the crown An empire built on conquest Can still be dragged down [Pre-Chorus] You can steal a land for a season You cannot own all time [Chorus] From the ash of Londinium To the edge of a blood-red sky I don't kneel, I stand I don't vanish, I fight I am Boudica [Bridge] I was more than your history More than what survived I was the hand that answered When a broken land replied [Instrumental break: Virtuoso guitar solo 4 bars, intense and passionate] [Final Chorus] From the smoke of the old world To the hearts still learning why I don't kneel, I rise I don't vanish, I fight I am Boudica From the smoke of the old world To the hearts still learning why I don't kneel, I rise I don't vanish, I fight I am Boudica A never fading star [Outro: 4 bar guitar solo to end]
