St. Campion and Queen

Today being the feast day of St. Edmund Campion the English Jesuit Martyr my mind spiraled off to a strange connection to a couple of Queen songs. Now St. Campion didn’t exactly fair to well under his Queen though. The first song I thought of by just removing one letter from the lyrics can make it almost an ode to the harsh life of St. Edmund Campion.

I’ve paid my dues –
Time after time –
I’ve done my sentence
But committed no crime –
And bad mistakes
I’ve made a few
I’ve had my share of sand kicked in my face –
But I’ve come through

We are the Campions – my friends
And we’ll keep on fighting – till the end –
We are the Campions –
We are the Campions
No time for losers
‘Cause we are the Campions – of the world –

I’ve taken my bows
And my curtain calls –
You brought me fame and fortune and everything that goes with it
–
I thank you all –

But it’s been no bed of roses
No pleasure cruise –
I consider it a challenge before the whole human race –
And I ain’t gonna lose –

We are the Campions – my friends
And we’ll keep on fighting – till the end –
We are the Campions –
We are the Campions
No time for losers
‘Cause we are the Campions – of the world –

The other song is tied to one of the tortures he received. "We will Rack You."