Electric Light Orchestra Mandalay Lyrics

Mandalay Lyrics

I traced the footsteps through the multi-colored avenues
 That wind their way down to the sea
 I see the birds that fly beneath the darkened sky
 They are the messengers of dreams

  Mandalay, now I know what you try to be
  Mandalay, now I wish you were here with me

 Pages filled with science fiction
 Without fear of contradiction
 Walking through the fields of evergreen
 I see a turn and walk away
 And from the east there comes a breeze
 That flows up high into the blue

  Mandalay, now I know what you try to be
  Mandalay, now I wish you were here with me

 The sound of retribution
 In total disillusion, Mandalay

  Mandalay, now I know what you try to be
  Mandalay, now I wish you were here with me

 Admidst the confusion
 The only conclusion

 Mandalay of the misty eyes
 have gazed into the coming door
 The leaves that turn to gold and brown
 I`ve watched them falling to the ground

  Mandalay, now I know what you try to be
  Mandalay, now I wish you were here with me