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[cadhla]

TTO 'Uplift' by Andrew Eigel.
He's way too nice to kill me. Really.

Man takes the throne, takes the crown, tells the lie;
Now, where's the truth? Which will live, which will die?
Call me wicked for refusing to submit,
Pour your poison, hope that history will forget...

Sword from the stone, what a laugh, what a man.
Call me a witch, change the past now if you can.
Royal slander spreads the story overnight,
Paint me evil, then pretend that you were right --

All that you are is a lie, is a thief.
All I can do is to pray for relief,
That someday light will come again and break the dark,
Break your hold and let the real tale make its mark...

Throw me in the mud,
        Keep your women down,
        For the hand that is heavy
        Is the hand that keeps the crown!

So slay your own son, claim you're clever, claim you're right.
Say I'm to blame, it's my sex, I'm the blight.
Our voices carry down the years and we shall see
Who will win the sympathy of history...

Man takes the throne, takes the crown, takes the day.
I'm just a girl, just the bitch, so they say...