I'm her favorite game
But I don't know the rules
I'm a piece on a chess
And I always lose

She's a queen, she's a queen
And her anger growls
She's a queen, she's a queen
And I'm breeding owls

She lost a treasure there
In the forest's heart
She lost a treasure there
She can't remember what

She's a queen, she's a queen
And her anger growls
She's a queen, she's a queen
And I'm breeding owls

I've been hunting bears
In the forest's heart
I found a long black hair
She just took it back

She's a queen, she's a queen
And her anger growls
She's a queen, she's a queen
And I'm breeding owls


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    My Opinion

    I friggin love this song and can't believe there aren't any comments under this. No idea what the lyrics could mean though. I just love it nonetheless.

    shulon August 25, 2010   Link
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    General Comment

    I think the story is she is the queen and he is the woodsman. The first verse is her simply toying with him. then the whole thing with the forest is she has lost her treasure in his territory, which turned out to be the black hair, which i know nothing about. wow this song is confusing. feel free to ignore me.

    kiwiclipon October 04, 2010   Link

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