The Role Of The Queen Lyrics - Original Broadway Cast

LADIES 

White... 

ELIZABETH 

The white of virgin skin 

Unblemished, powedered, blank 

That hides what lies within 

The image crowned with 

ELIZABETH AND LADIES 

Gold... 

ELIZABETH 

The color of my power 

The scepter and the orb 

Demands of state that flower 

My anger flowing 

ELIZABETH AND LADIES 

Red... 

ELIZABETH 

Blood, lips, and blushing cheeks 

This body made of flesh 

Confining even me 

LADIES 

White, gold, red... 

ELIZABETH 

This fortress I create 

Made from these pots of paint 

No longer serves as it was meant to be 

I stand divine 

As the monarch clear 

Yet on every side 

Thund'ring words I hear: 

"It's time that she 

Wed a consort King" 

To produce an heir 

Is in fact the role of the Queen 

LORDS AND LADIES 

She stands divine 

As the sov'reign soul 

Placed by God Himself 

In her royal role 

In a child, they say, 

Crown and flesh convene 

To postpone that day 

Has become the goal of the Queen 

ELIZABETH 

(spoken sing-song) 

I love my new map. 

Knowing better the topography of Ireland. 

We've made great advances in the East. 

But... 

Why is it in the West 

I am consistently defied by this... 

Female!!! 

BINGHAM 

(spoken) 

Not for much longer. Things are going according to plan, your majesty. Soon we'll see the end of this so-called Queen of the 

Pirates, this trousered pretender, this aberration of her sex. 

ELIZABETH 

This is your last cha-a-a-a-nce! 

BINGHAM, LORDS AND LADIES 

She stands divine 

As the sov'reign soul 

Placed upon the throne 

By the hand of God 

In sacrifice 

She remains serene 

In her ev'ry breath 

She defines the role of the Queen