A Gladiator I Must Be

A slave I must be
A slave I'll never be
Crucify me
Scourge me
Do as you please,
But a slave you'll never make of me

I see your smiles drifted on your faces
You've all come to hear me scream
What pleasure can it possibly bring to thy ears?
An animal you say I am
With no voice nor feelings
Then how come I can speak what I feel?

KILL. KILL, KILL
Asking for my blood to spill
In the arena, I am standing still
Thy plead I'll never fulfill

A gladiator I am
A gladiator I must be
You'll never take my will nor my pride
If I kill now, that's all I'll be
If I refuse, I die in dignity
I must stand for what I hold
No matter what will unfold

You scare me no more
For today...
I've seen a slave become more powerful than the emperor of Rome