Nefertiti

Nefertiti claimed she needed no one at all

Majestic in her empire like so many I've seen rise and fall

Suitors by the dozen, even one who'd give her everything

Assuming the queen even needs a king

And what's so wrong with freedom?

Is there a cost too high?

But the slogans turn to mist in Nefertiti's eyes

And the heart of the lioness

Lay down gentle like a lamb

Her Majesty runs like a girl

No composure or command

And I know I should be glad for her

But I can't forget her fire

It just makes me lonely

One more goddess to retire

Now I have been brought down by less

That felled my mighty lioness

But what I see which makes me sad

Is when the loneliness gets bad

She has to run, she cannot take

That fragile fundamental ache

And the heart of the lioness

Lay down gentle like a lamb

Her Majesty runs like a girl

No composure or command

And I know I should be glad for her

But I can't forget her fire

It just makes me lonely

One more goddess to retire

Amazed she puts me in my place

A royal tear rolls down her face

But what for me may hurt worst of all

Is one less soldier on the wall

That much lonelier for me

As I salute my fallen queen

And the heart of the lioness

Lay down gentle like a lamb

Her Majesty runs like a girl

No composure or command

And I know I should be glad for her

But I can't forget her fire

It just makes me lonely

One more goddess to retire

No one should be glad for her

For I can't forget her fire

It just makes me lonely

One more goddess to retire

Nefertiti claimed she needed no one