Words and Music: Elaisse de Garrigues
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You see before you a lady of God, but the tale of my life’s filled with sorrow.
I once was a queen on a great golden throne with nothing but hope for the morrow.
My lord built a kingdom peaceful and fair, where chivalry ruled each endeavor.
A sweet golden dream, those days in the sun, destroyed by my weakness forever.
Now I sit and I gaze out my abbey cell window and I see, not the stars, but a face that I loved
And I hear the voice of memory calling, “Guinevere, Guinevere, don’t break my heart.”
A gallant young knight on a dashing white steed came riding one day into Camelot.
He captured my eye, and beginning that day, my heart stirred for no one but Lancelot.
We tried to resist, to be faithful and true, knowing our love bore a cost.
We knelt before God each night and each day, but our souls were already lost.
Now I sit and I gaze out my abbey cell window and I see, not the stars, but a face that I loved
And I hear the voice of memory calling, “Guinevere, Guinevere, don’t break my heart.”
We met in the darkness of the forest at night, believing our shame was concealed.
But truth finds a way to make itself known, and our secret was quickly revealed.
When Arthur discovered that his heart was betrayed, he declared that my life must be ended.
My Lancelot came, took me from the fire, made war on the king he’d befriended.
Now I sit and I gaze out my abbey cell window and I see, not the stars, but a face that I loved
And I hear the voice of memory calling, “Guinevere, Guinevere, don’t break my heart.”
The kingdom divided, the knights all took sides, this battle no tournament game.
Though Arthur survived, and Lancelot, too, nothing was ever the same.
So ended the glory of fair Camelot. The peace of the kingdom was shattered.
With my betrayal of husband and king, I lost everything that ever mattered.
Now I sit and I gaze out my abbey cell window and I see, not the stars, but a face that I loved
And I hear the voice of memory calling, “Guinevere, Guinevere, don’t break my heart.”
“Guinevere, Guinevere, don’t break my heart.”