The Phoenix
(Why did this happen to me
I never thought I'd be this man
Wearing thin, falling off the deep end
Learning the hard way that I can't keep up
I've been hit where it hurts the most
Black and blue, my faith has failed
Crying out for help, just talking to myself
Will there be anything left of me)
Line up the candles
And hold that breath
Burn out before you fade away
Two decades passed away in picture frames
Trapped behind the glass
Expecting routine without an exit
The cure for a quarter of a century
Is a line read from a book a matches
Coat the past in kerosene
And the sparks ignite
Fill the ashtray
To the brim
Like the Phoenix
I will rise higher than the ceiling
And paint a picture brighter than yesterday
If I fall headfirst to the sidewalk
I'll catch myself like I caught fire today
The marks on the wall
Are the chapters of my history book
I can recite each passage
But can't erase the text
Fixed illustrations and frustrations
Force me forward
Cuz what's done is done
It's time to move on
Like the Phoenix
I will rise higher than the ceiling
And paint a picture brighter than yesterday
If I fall headfirst to the sidewalk
I'll catch myself like I caught fire today
My regrets are the gasoline
That walked like a waltz
Across the embers
And whisper
Aging is changing
Now it's your turn
Now it's your turn
(This is a face-off
Between who I was
And who I really am
I don't have to be this man
Like the Phoenix, I will rise)
Line up the candles
And hold that breath
Burn out before you fade away
I will rise higher than the ceiling
And paint a picture brighter than yesterday
If I fall headfirst to the sidewalk
I'll catch myself like I caught fire today
(Like the Phoenix I will rise)
(Like the Phoenix I will rise)
(Like the Phoenix I will rise)
(Like the Phoenix I will rise)
I never thought I'd be this man
Wearing thin, falling off the deep end
Learning the hard way that I can't keep up
I've been hit where it hurts the most
Black and blue, my faith has failed
Crying out for help, just talking to myself
Will there be anything left of me)
Line up the candles
And hold that breath
Burn out before you fade away
Two decades passed away in picture frames
Trapped behind the glass
Expecting routine without an exit
The cure for a quarter of a century
Is a line read from a book a matches
Coat the past in kerosene
And the sparks ignite
Fill the ashtray
To the brim
Like the Phoenix
I will rise higher than the ceiling
And paint a picture brighter than yesterday
If I fall headfirst to the sidewalk
I'll catch myself like I caught fire today
The marks on the wall
Are the chapters of my history book
I can recite each passage
But can't erase the text
Fixed illustrations and frustrations
Force me forward
Cuz what's done is done
It's time to move on
Like the Phoenix
I will rise higher than the ceiling
And paint a picture brighter than yesterday
If I fall headfirst to the sidewalk
I'll catch myself like I caught fire today
My regrets are the gasoline
That walked like a waltz
Across the embers
And whisper
Aging is changing
Now it's your turn
Now it's your turn
(This is a face-off
Between who I was
And who I really am
I don't have to be this man
Like the Phoenix, I will rise)
Line up the candles
And hold that breath
Burn out before you fade away
I will rise higher than the ceiling
And paint a picture brighter than yesterday
If I fall headfirst to the sidewalk
I'll catch myself like I caught fire today
(Like the Phoenix I will rise)
(Like the Phoenix I will rise)
(Like the Phoenix I will rise)
(Like the Phoenix I will rise)
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Writer(s): William Gilbert
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