The Renegade's Return

(Verse 1)High Council chambers in the citadel of glass,Watching the endless streams of centuries pass.They sit in their robes of gold and deep red,While the Doctor looks up with a shake of his head.The planet of silver trees, majestic and old,Has traded its freedom for secrets and gold.(Chorus)Oh, Gallifrey, home of the red-orange sky,You watched the whole universe wither and die!But the Doctor stands up to the power you hold,A rebel in time who will never be sold!(Verse 2)They wanted a weapon, they wanted a tool,To trap all of space under absolute rule.But the Doctor stole a capsule and shattered the dome,Leaving behind the cold walls of his home.A renegade running to see what is real,Escaping the laws that the High Lords did seal.(Chorus)Oh, Gallifrey, home of the red-orange sky,You watched the whole universe wither and die!But the Doctor stands up to the power you hold,A rebel in time who will never be sold!(Verse 3)The Time War erupted in fire and in dread,A billion dark horrors that walked with the dead.The Council grew monstrous, corrupt to the bone,Prepared to burn everything just for their throne.With the ultimate choice in the palms of his hands,The Doctor stood up to his own people's demands.(Chorus)Oh, Gallifrey, home of the red-orange sky,You watched the whole universe wither and die!But the Doctor stands up to the power you hold,A rebel in time who will never be sold!(Verse 4)"No more!" was the cry as the planet was sealed,A heavy heart hiding the scar unhealed.He saved them by freezing them tight in a frame,An act of pure mercy that came with great shame.Yet Rassilon's anger would fester and grow,Plotting revenge from the shadows below.(Chorus)Oh, Gallifrey, home of the red-orange sky,You watched the whole universe wither and die!But the Doctor stands up to the power you hold,A rebel in time who will never be sold!(Verse 5)To the end of the universe, hidden away,The Doctor returned on a dark, fateful day.He looked at the President, high on his throne,And exiled the tyrant to wander alone.The man with the box broke the council's decree,To set his old home and its citizens free.(Chorus)Oh, Gallifrey, home of the red-orange sky,You watched the whole universe wither and die!But the Doctor stands up to the power you hold,A rebel in time who will never be sold!(Verse 6)Now the matrix is broken and ruins remain,A legacy built out of power and pain.But the traveler flies on in the dark and the cold,With a story of kindness that never grows old.For the laws of the Time Lords can crash and can fall,But the promise of healing outlives them all.(Chorus)Oh, Gallifrey, home of the red-orange sky,You watched the whole universe wither and die!But the Doctor stands up to the power you hold,A rebel in time who will never be sold!