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[So! On your knees.]
Once upon a time in a land far away,
Was a kingdom of every evil in the world.
Sitting at the top, she who always had her way,
Was a queen in yellow, a fourteen year old girl.
A palace well furnished, a show of her means
A servant her mirror, and loyal to the throne
A thoroughbred named Josephine
Everything, yes, everything, she claimed as her own
When there's no money left for what she wants
“The people have no bread? Let them eat cake!” she’d sneer
Anyone who dared oppose would meet her commandants
She makes her dissenters disappear!
[So! On your knees.]
Aku no hana, an evil flower blooms
Brilliant, iridescent, dignified
Over the pitiful weeds she looms
Let them rot, let them die, let them nourish her pride
Our little tyrant had her heart set on a prince
From the blue land of Marlon, across another port
But his heart had been promised long since
To a girl from the green Kingdom of Elphegort
Emerald went Her Majesty in envy, and she called
For an audience with the Minister of War
Said in a soft voice that left him appalled
"I want to see the green kingdom burn."
Thousands of homes turned to ash in the Hunt
Thousands left mourning for millions of lives
Uncountable suffering out on the front
But the queen never heard their cries
[Oh, is it teatime already?]
Aku no hana, an evil flower blooms
Furor, fire, and genocide
Around the lesser flowers’ tombs
She's untouched, all her thorns protect her with pride
[We live in a world where some are born to rule, and some are born to be ruled. If everyone were equal, society would collapse. Somebody has to keep those filthy peasants in their places. ]
Finally the years of suffering quietly end
Finally the people's hatred stirred up too much to ignore
On they rose, led by a rose-red woman and her friends
On the people marched, into the palace and the court
Low Lucifenians on fire with rage
Against royal soldiers exhausted from the war
Screaming for justice and hungry for change,
Armour and swords posed no threat anymore
Into the palace, all doorways flung wide
All her rats ran away, none remain
"Take the queen!" the rebels cried
And at last they had her in chains!
[What do you think you’re doing? Unhand me, you ruffians! Let go!]
Aku no hana, an evil flower blooms
Pensive and quiet, cast aside
Watching her paradise meets its doom
And fall with the weight of her sins and her pride
Once upon a time in a land far away,
Was a kingdom of every evil in the world.
Sitting at the top, she who always had her way,
Was a girl in yellow, a fourteen year old girl.
They set her death to three hours after noon
When the bells rang "Rerum, Deus tenax vigor"
Did that girl, alone in her room
Think of all of the sins she must answer for?
Full of hope and fear, now the church bells strike three
Now the girl walks out, head held high to the world
And the crowd jeered and jabbered, but she made no last plea
She smiled with her last words:
[Oh, is it teatime already?]
Aku no hana, an evil flower died
Brilliant, iridescent, dignified
La fille du mal, so they call her, but I'd
Not insult the ghost of the princess of pride