QUIBBLER ENTERTAINMENT
ACT TWO
Fall of a Queen Penultima, Last Queen of Scotland: I was a Lady when it all began Serving my lady as best as I can She came back from the Fair, a changed woman She was now something else, inhuman Our beloved Queen betrayed us all She tried driving her s ubjects down the castle walls We rose up and rebelled, chose to march And when it was over, they proposed to put me in charge
They’ll get ahead of me in the morning Before the night is done They shall behead me in the morning And I’ll never see the sun
I became a Queen of little experience But I vowed I’d carry my part with resilience I wouldn’t hesitate to give my life for our land Even if it was by the Heretics’ hand We negotiated for months, reaching a truce
My servants and enemies waiting in the hall It’s furnished for splendor, awaiting my fall Some beg for forgiveness, as if they need it I forfeited my life when I chose to lead them I can feel how the rage and sorrow bubbles But I trust this will mark the end of my troubles
When we were betrayed by a treacherous ruse One of our own, a woman I thought I could trust Sold us out and left, leaving us in disgust The Pagans began demanding more than we could give They didn’t care enough to allow our King to live Instead they held back their forces, minimized their losses Breaking out deal and their hollow promises The smallfolk rose up, demanding for blood No sense in trying to hold back this flood They broke in and captured me, led me to the cells And I knew full well that this all foretells
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Only a few hours more before they take me down At least they permitted me to wear my gown Not an hour of sleep, I spent the night praying Weighing my sins and awaiting my slaying
They blindfold my eyes and have me kneel Funny, so this is what humility truly feels I lay my weary head to rest at my life’s last minute Into thy hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit