The Heroine

Lyrics

The heroine stood up on the deck
 The ship was out of control
 The bow was being ripped to shreds
 Men were fighting down below
 The sea had pummeled the boat for so long
 That they knew nothing, but fear
 And the baby's in the box, he thinks the door is locked
 The sea is in a state, the baby learns to wait
 For the heroine, oh, for the heroine
 Locked in his defense, he waits for the heroine
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 The mast is cracking as the waves are slapping
 Sailors roll across the deck
 And when they thought no one was looking
 They would cut a weaker man's neck
 While the heroine dressed in a virgin white dress
 Tried to steer the mighty ship
 But the raging storm wouldn't hear of it
 They were in for a long trip
 
 Baby's in the box, he thinks the door is locked
 He finds it hard to breathe, drawing in the sea
 And where's the heroine to fire off the gun
 To calm the raging seas and let herself be seized by the
 Baby in the box, he thinks the door is locked
 The woman has the keys
 But there is no moment she can seize
 Here's to the heroine, who transcends all the men
 Who are locked inside the box
 Will the lady let them out?
 Ooh, the heroine, ooh, the heroine
 Strapped to the mast, the pale ascendant heroine
 Strapped to the mast, the pale ascendant heroine
 

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Duration
03:05
Tempo
77 BPM

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