White Queen Down

[Verse 1] Both armies stand upon the field Their lines of battle have been drawn A silence in the serried ranks It's the pause before the storm [Verse 2] Now, the white king's golden standard Has been set and raised on high And his queen, unto his army Utters loud her battle cry [Verse 3] Black ranks standing opposite Holding steady, in their might Prepare themselves for combat And to enter in the fight [Verse 4] "Forward" shouts the great white queen To her pawns, now on the move Black queen sends her knights straight out In a deadly counter-move [Chorus] Clash of armies, shield and sword Pieces moving on the board This war called chess is underway Will black, or white, hold sway? [Verse 5] Swiftly downing many pawns Who switch to the defence Supporting knights and bishops Their flank attacks commence [Verse 6] Black queen uses counter-punch As she draws the white troops in Before striking with her castles She is aiming for the win [Verse 7] The white king senses danger And so, within his castle hides While his queen, the troops she rallies In the hope she'll turn the tide [Verse 8] The battle turns to carnage And many pieces fall The white defence is desperate With their backs against the wall [Chorus] Clash of armies, shield and sword Pieces moving on the board This war called chess is underway Will black, or white, hold sway? [Dramatic Instrumental] [Verse 9] But the black knights are relentless With their bishops moving fast White queen falls to black queen And the end is coming fast [Verse 10] The black queen and her castles Cannot, now, be kept at bay The white king's banner's fallen And his end has come this day [Outro] This battle, it is over And black has beaten white Till, once again, they take the field And so resume their deadly fight