Vae Victis

from Kairos (2023) by LadyAxe

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Solos by Anushka Draven
Music, lyrics & vocals by Natasha Danzig

lyrics

Order of the battle underneath the sky
Armies of the strong stand among the slain
Cowering in terror, begging for reprieve
My sword upon the scale makes it all in vain

Pleading for mercy, futile in its need
Forever following; never lead

CHORUS
Hail, victor’s right
Cry Vae Victis to the weak
Hail, victor’s right
Cry Vae Victis to the meek

Kneel before the conqueror
Pray for lacking gain
Woe to you, the fallen
Weakness, your bane

CHORUS

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from Kairos (2023), released November 5, 2021

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LadyAxe Ballina, Ireland

Axe was the first female heavy metal artist in South Africa, back in 1992-3.

Now the Metal Matriarch is a solo artist that composes and plays everything herself, making home recordings where she lives in the Irish countryside. ... more