Name: Boudicca
Duration: P00H04M12S
Description: A feisty song about a badass woman from history; Queen Boudicca of the Iceni. (British Celts). She boldly stood up to the Romans even when the powerful men of her tribe had bowed their heads. This song was also a patron request, and is one of our favorites of our Patreon creations.

Boudicca

from Witch Moon EP by Sharon Knight and Winter

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A feisty song about a badass woman from history; Queen Boudicca of the Iceni. (British Celts). She boldly stood up to the Romans even when the powerful men of her tribe had bowed their heads. This song was also a patron request, and is one of our favorites of our Patreon creations.

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I never trusted this uneasy peace.
Brokered by cowardly men
My king lay his dignity down at your feet
But I never knew you as friend.

You scorn what is offered, take only by force
Nothing is safe from your greed
Defile our daughters and slaughter our horses
Leave us hungry with need

You have laid your cruel claim, now you will share my pain..

I will go, I will go, descend on you like thunder
No mercy I’ll show, no quarter you’ll know, the price you pay for plunder
You will feel the bite of my steel, a fury like no other
I will be your ravening ruin and death will be your lover
And death will be your lover

None can withstand your arrogant pride
You punish our pleas with the lash
You only mean to degrade and divide
Your heroes are empty and brash

Now I will sing a warrior’s song
And break your brazen betrayal
I will shine with fury most strong
And lift this tiresome travail

They will call me by my name, redeemer of the slain.

I will go, I will go, descend on you like thunder
No mercy I’ll show, no quarter you’ll know, the price you pay for plunder
You will feel the bite of my steel, a fury like no other
I will be your ravening ruin and death will be your lover
And death will be your lover

I will vanquish your cities and fields
And bring no absolution
You will fall beneath helmet and shield
A plague of retribution

We shall win this battle or die
Let the men live as slaves, I will not
Rome you will fall as sovereignty rises
Our loyalty cannot be bought

I will ride in furious flight, and death shall be my name

I will go, I will go, descend on you like thunder
No mercy I’ll show, no quarter you’ll know, the price you pay for plunder
You will feel the bite of my steel, a fury like no other
I will be your ravening ruin and death will be your lover
And death will be your lover

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from Witch Moon EP, released October 31, 2019
Lyrics by Sharon Knight
All instruments played by Sharon Knight and Winter
Arranged and recorded by Winter

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Festival favorites Sharon Knight and her longtime collaborator Winter perform a mythic-Celtic style, which they call "Neofolk Romantique; songs for poets, adventurers and lovers of mystery". They tour internationally several months of the year, bringing their fantastical tales of love and magic to festivals, cafes, and homes across the land. ... more

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