Phoenix

I have seen the smoke block out the sky
Crash-landed attempts to fly
While the smell of burning plastic
Is filling the air

And I've been broken into smithereens
'Till my dreams are drenched with gasoline
Watch it burn until it feels like there is nothing left

And as I fall I'm whispering a prayer
Close my eyes and see you there
You're reminding me your love will never die, never die

I will rise
And rise again
From the ashes
Like a phoenix
I will rise
When the world is burning down around me
And in the light
I'm brought back to life
From the ashes
Like a phoenix
I will rise
When the world is burning down around me

There's a photograph inside my head
Of a desert wasteland
Painted red
But that was then
And now I know it's not over yet

But then I feel the lift of air beneath me
Touch my lips, my breath's returning
At 10000 feet you say
"Just be who you are"

Then you stamped your name across my heart
And held me close inside your arms
Reminding me your love will never die
Never die

I will rise
And rise again
From the ashes
Like a phoenix
I will rise
When the world is burning down around me
And in the light
I'm brought back to life
From the ashes
Like a phoenix
I will rise
When the world is burning down around me

(We will rise, from the ashes)
(We will rise, from the ashes)
We will rise, from the ashes
We will rise
When the world is burning down
Burning down around me

I will rise
And rise again
From the ashes
Like a phoenix
I will rise
When the world is burning down around me
And in the light
I'm brought back to life
From the ashes
Like a phoenix
I will rise
When the world is burning down around me

I will rise (from the ashes)
I will rise
Like a phoenix
I will rise
When the world is burning down around me