I am the Phoenix...
The lyrics for the tracks on the album are listed below.
Black Furs
You say it's good that we're both singers now
In your eyes we are equal somehow
It's no coincidence that we're both hereYou never miss a chance
to be in the right place at the right time.
Black Furs
You had me watching and wishing I could be like you
Black Furs
You almost fooled me with your diamonds and dirty nails.
You choose your friends by what they do for you
You hope we can be useful somehow
Well, here is one that's not prepared to be
Just a ticket that'll get you to the right place at the right time.
Black Furs
You had me watching and wishing I could be like you
Black Furs
You almost fooled me with your diamonds and dirty nails.
Higher and Higher
Whispers like velvety soft falling snow
From pools that engulf me are letting me know
That star storms will break round the earth at my feet
And angels will dance through the heavens' wide streets
Higher and higher the feelings then fly
Deeper and deeper they crawl down inside
Higher and higher the feelings then fly
Deeper and deeper they crawl down inside of me
In fingers of trees and valleys of gold
I watch as you outshine the charlatan fold
Catch me, staring, frozen to life
You've come and delivered and taken outside
Higher and higher the feelings then fly
Deeper and deeper they crawl down inside
Higher and higher the feelings then fly
Deeper and deeper they crawl down inside of me
Your face is magic, am I here dreaming?
Capture me, torture me, I am here waiting
Send out your soldiers, arnies of wonder
Capture me, torture me, I am here waiting for love
Wandering minstrels are fogging my brain
And weird intellectuals are doing the same
Clouding and threatening I watch as they come
Like hordes of Black Angels dripping with blood
Higher and higher the feelings then fly
Deeper and deeper they crawl down inside
Higher and higher the feelings then fly
Deeper and deeper they crawl down inside of me
Your face is magic, am I here dreaming?
Capture me, torture me, I am here waiting
Send out your soldiers, arnies of wonder
Capture me, torture me, I am here waiting for love
Higher and higher the feelings then fly
Higher and higher and higher and higher
Fate's Wheels
You're asking me to put the cards on the table
Caterpillars become butterflies
You have to understand we're not playing a game
The game is playing us
Fate's wheels are slow and grinding
But sometimes the wheel starts to roll
And it pushes everything beside it
And only the strong survive
Hold on to me if you need me
I'll be holding on to you
We'll take our fate as they deal it
Only the strong survive
You watch how they twist and turn you
Watch where the knives come from
Don't let them know you feel them hurting
Only the strong survive
Fate's wheels are slow and grinding
But sometimes the wheel starts to roll
And it pushes everything beside it
And only the strong survive
Hold on to me if you need me
I'll be holding on to you
We'll take our fate as they deal it
Only the strong survive
Come Hell or Waters High
Come Hell or Waters High
I know it's you and I
Just as the earth need the skies
I need you
And if I feel alone
I know your heart's my home
And whe I die
It will be loving you
And it's easy to say
I'll never pass a day
That won't have you in mind
And if your love should fall away
And you feel that you just can't stay
Then I'll love you-
I'll love you wherever you are
Come Hell or Waters High
I know it's you and I
Just as the earth need the skies
I need you
You Were The Place
You were the place I had longed for
You'd captured the sun for your company
Across the mountains you'd call for me
I was always so sure of your sympathy
But it's the last time I can call you home
And on from this time I will stand alone
It's the last time I can call you friend, my friend
Nightrunners watch from another shore
As they tear at your walls to make room for more
Of the men that took all that I loved you for
Put an end to the hideaway I once saw
But it's the last time I can call you home
And on from this time I will stand alone
It's the last time I can call you friend, my friend
Where is the heart I came miles to find
With friends that you welcomed still in my mind
I hate to leave all that love behind
The years that pass can be so unkind
It's the last time I can call you home
And on from this time I will stand alone
It's the last time I can call you friend, my friend
City Of Swimming Pools
City of swimming pools where you can buy
anything and take it for your own
Well I bought time to find what keeps them apart
Why is it I can't see any other history?
Where did their dreamtime go?
In your heart you really ought to know
City of swimming pools, resting in water, you
say you're so proud of what you've done
Well I bought time and I've found no beauty in lines
(in your heart) Why is it I can't see any other history?
(in your heart) where did the dreamtime go?
In your heart you really ought to know
Well, I have read their pictures
A line from every face
So frightened of the future
Where is their place? (in the city of swimming pools)
City of swimming pools where you can buy
anything and take it for your own
Well I bought time and I've found no beauty in lines
(in your heart) Why is it I can't see any other history?
(in your heart) where did the dreamtime go?
In your heart you really ought to know
You Are The Phoenix
I know you're at the end of the line I'm on
And I know I can afford the fare
But the distance is much further than eight stops on a local
And much harder than ever I am aware
But if by some chance we meet on some street
Will we walk by like we never knew?
I'm trying to reason out this displacement
But it's been beating me raw
And I know that given three months in the city
Is what my future's for
And if we walk by each other on some avenue
Will we walk by like we never knew what love could do?
You are the phoenix, I am the fire
You are the plane and I am your flyer
People pass through my life and I forget them
And I don't know what that means
But you never passed through my life, you stayed there
Like some unforgotten dream
And if we walk by each other on some avenue
Will we walk by like we never knew what love could do?
You are the phoenix, I am the fire
You are the plane and I am your flyer
The Flesh Is Weak
I know there's a tiger down inside me
And though I try hard to tame it
It's always fighting to be free
Sometimes I try to be open, but doors keep closing
I try to show that I'm okay outside
But inside I'm exploding
The flesh is weak but the heart is willing
In the eye of the hurricane I seem to always live
I hold back affection with the friendship I can give
And when my heart's in a safe place then I get reckless
I try to show that I'm okay outside
But inside I'm exploding
The flesh is weak but the heart is willing
I know there's a tiger down inside me
One foot in the doorway of my sanity
And when I call out to someone that I need helping
I try to show that I'm okay outside
But inside I'm exploding
The flesh is weak but the heart is willing
I Never Know Where My Heart Is
I saw your eyes shine last night but not for me
They were so far away I had to stretch myself to see
Am I being such a fool in believing what I saw today
Thinking you gave your love away
If I had asked you why they shine, what would you say?
Would you say sometimes life and love get in the way?
Should I tell you how I feel about love that never seems to stay?
Thinking you gave your love away
What can I say? It always seems to go the same way
I fall in love, I fall apart, I fall in love again
I've never known where my heart is
I look away, and you are gone, find another smile
I've never known where my heart is
I'm tired of building up my life until someone breaks it down
I'm tired of giving all myself 'til someone turns me down
I'm tired of being just a fool that waits around for you
So turn around
I saw your eyes shine last night but not for me
They were so far away I had to stretch myself to see
Love is made for fools who believe that once it comes to stay
Now I won't give my love away, what can I say?
I fall in love, I fall apart, I fall in love again
I've never known where my heart is
I look away, and you are gone, find another smile
I've never known where my heart is
I fall in love, I fall apart, I fall in love again
I've never known where my heart is
Look away, you are gone, find another smile
I've never known where my heart is
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