Marianne Faithfull The Phoenix Lyrics

The Phoenix Lyrics

The sun was red and the fires were roarin'

Stars aligned and our webs were spun

I could've sworn I heard my spirit soarin'

Guess, I'm always chasin' the sun

Hopin' we will soon be one

'Til it turns around to me and I try to run



On phosphorous wings the phoenix floated

The fires froze and the sea was hushed

And when I tried to speak, the sun imploded

And the war will rage in my guts

Till the devil bites the dust

I never saw him losin' a race, but I think he must



The great storm raged and the power kept growin'

Dragons rose from our land below

And even now I wonder where I'm goin'

Ever since a long time ago

I've tried to let my feelings show

I'd like to think I'm insincere, but I'll never know