Phoenix Rises

from Shine by nuvocoke

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Phoenix Rises (nuvocoke@gmail.com)

Sun sets, phoenix rises... wing like cloak spreadin' towards the night
moon glow, phoenix's shadow... cold 'n dark companion, come what might

You know, the city, late at night, is like a cathedral
the beggars, the homeless, the hopeless... they worship there...

from bus stop pews they might call to you for salvation...
there's a situation of desperation... everywhere...

a doorway, barely shelter... from the weather, or scary evil things...
phoenix finds her way there... people wait for the peace that she might bring

beneath her cloak she carries a small miracle...
a wooden harp, with shiny golden strings...

phoenix sits on the concrete and begins to play
troubles seem swept away... when phoenix starts to sing...

(refrain)
she sings songs about the future and the good times that will come...
stories of the past, tellin' us where we're coming from...

lessons for the present day and what we need to do...
phoenix rises when she's done... and says, "now it's up to you." (repeat x4)

a new day, phoenix rises... she knows that her good works are never done
but, that's what phoenix was born for... harp in hand, she greets the midday sun

You know, the city, late at night, is like a cathedral
the beggars, the homeless, the hopeless... they worship there...

from bus stop pews they might call to you for salvation...
there's a situation of desperation... everywhere... (repeat refrain)

Sun sets, phoenix rises... Sun sets, phoenix rises...

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from Shine, released April 22, 2014

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nuvocoke San Francisco, California

singer/songwriter - San Francisco Bay Area - covering political satire, current events, life, love... and all that other stuff... a songwriter's work is never done!

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