Boudiccea by Faith and the Muse Lyrics

It's the impossibility of Womanhood that vexes me
The child bride symbol
The ability to read eyes and minds -
Curves more fluid than desert waves
The tiny bones of the wrist
The organic movement to paint the lips
But the heart
A woman's heart
Much older than the hollow'd trees
I am the Queen who fell upon her sword
My servants and descendants each took their turn a glorious wave
But anger is such energy, beautiful if controlled
A slow simmer, the sharpening of teeth
But the heart
A woman's heart

Has the patience of the black, black sea
Our hands are tied
Our voices mute
Such was our fate when they cut off our head
Little sisters You seem so estranged
Some may dress and act the glamour'd part but they'll never have
A woman's heart
A woman's heart
Burns deadlier than the sleeping beast
Hang your head in shame
Every time you break another woman's heart