[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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Marie Antoinette, your name's a legend in this land
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Treasure for your pleasure, bestowed on favoured gentlemen
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The people are in arms, marching on the town -- They rise!
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Chanting "Revolution! Viva la Nation!"
[Verse 2]
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Marie Antoinette, your shadow's falling along the land
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Anger born of hunger poisons the hearts of your loyal men
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Fire in their eyes, steel in their hands -- They rise!
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Chanting "Revolution! Viva la Nation!"
[Instrumental]
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[Bridge]
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Clamouring in the square, the rabble have gone insane
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They're over the balustrades, defying the cannon fire
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They're into the garrison, they murder the noblemen
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Marie Antoinette, Marie Antoinette
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"We are the people of France we demand that the
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Elegant blue-blooded leeches that bleed us
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Are taught what it means to grow fat and not feed us!
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We are the people of France, you must heed us!"
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Already at the Bastille, the prisoners all run free
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They're hammering on the door, Marie Antoinette
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They've taken the guillotine, they're coming to take the Queen
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Marie Antoinette, the King and the guards have fled
[Instrumental]
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[Coda]
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Marie Antoinette, your shadow's falling along the land
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Anger born of hunger, poisoned your men -- They rise!
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Chanting "Revolution! Viva la Nation!"
[Outro]
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