Impartial (The Battle)

By The Clockwork Dolls

On Dramatis Personae

Released on November 1, 2009

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Impartial is my battle cry

For here we stand or here we die

A firefight to light the sky;

The time for reckoning is nigh

Their ships outman us one to three

Your choices now could set you free

I ask you all to fight with me;

A challenge for the world to see

Prime your guns and whet your blades;

My fury now will be dealt in spades

We'll strike them fast, before night fades

And bring them down, this cursed brigade

We've come too far to let this go;

I'll live up here or die below

Make sure the guns are primed to blow;

Our moment thrives in this tableau

It is fair to bring them all to a fight we cannot win?

To ask for proof of loyalty they gave me on a whim?

Is this fear and loathsome doubt my last remaining sin

Or can I tamp this feeling down to fit inside my skin?

Was I a fool to leave the earth to chase this fairy dream?

For suddenly this carefree life has lost its lustrous sheen

Am I the leader, that they need, a venging Pirate Queen

Or just a girl who's lost her way, a cog in the machine?

But none of them have turned away and none of them have fled

Despite the possibility tomorrow we'll be dead

The fears of my mortality take flight inside my head

And supplant the notes of strategy compiled in their stead

Impartial is my battle cry

For here we stand or here we die

A firefight to light the sky;

The time for reckoning is nigh

Their ships outman us one to three

Your choices now could set you free

I ask you all to fight with me;

A triumph for the world to see

Prime your guns and whet your blades;

My fury now will be dealt in spades

We'll strike them fast, before night fades

And bring them down, this cursed brigade

They won't decide who'll win and lose

Our story's based on what we choose

I've come too far and paid my dues

Our triumph will be front page news

We've come too far to let this go;

I'll live up here or die below

Make sure the guns are primed to blow;

Our moment thrives in this tableau

Prime your guns and whet your blades

My fury now will be dealt in spades

We'll strike them fast before night fades

And bring them down, this cursed brigade