[Verse 1] Born in a palace Ravenna rain on stone Daughter of Theodosius Silver in her bones Took the streets in chains When the city burned and shook But she kept her name alive Like a page from an iron book [Pre-Chorus] They wanted the empire quiet Wanted her bowed and small But she learned the shape of power By surviving it all [Chorus] Placidia, Placidia You outlived the blade (Placidia) Placidia, Placidia Made a throne from the shade Placidia, Placidia Kept the line unbroken Placidia, Placidia With every vow unspoken [Verse 2] From hostage to empress From prison to a crown Ruling for a boy-king Holding all the walls down Honorius in the chamber The city at her side She signed with a steady hand While the old world died [Pre-Chorus] Each door that slammed behind her Opened into flame Still she walked through the ashes And answered to her name [Chorus] Placidia, Placidia You outlived the blade (Placidia) Placidia, Placidia Made a throne from the shade Placidia, Placidia Kept the line unbroken Placidia, Placidia With every vow unspoken [Bridge] Not just wife and not just sister Not just captive in the dark She was memory in motion She was empire’s beating heart And when the marble cracked She built with grief and gold A woman written by the wreckage But never bought or sold [Chorus] Placidia, Placidia You outlived the blade (Placidia) Placidia, Placidia Made a throne from the shade Placidia, Placidia Kept the line unbroken Placidia, Placidia With every vow unspoken [Outro] Ravenna still remembers The steps across the floor Placidia, Placidia You kept the world from the door
