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"Temple of the Sun"
Music, Lyrics & Recording © 2015 Kyle J. McCarthy (NIIC the Singing Dog)
Commissioned by Spottacus Cheetah
LYRICS:
I’ve thrown my share of copper away for the luck
Scattered across too many wishing wells
My wallet is definitely lighter these days
And Fortune she still won’t learn my name
But the tides, they’re turning, and I see the sun coming through
While whispers they echo forth from deep in my mind
To send their regards from dark and recent past
This world’s been a cold one, these nights far from kind
But we have survived, now haven’t we?
Oh yes, the winds they’re changing, and the sun’s now breaking through
Hey! I’m on my way!My fire burns stronger everyday
‘Cause I know the sun is rising
And that pearl is all I need
Hey! I am okay
This life gets harder everyday
But I’m alive and I’m on fire
I’m a temple of the sun
Time, she’s a fool’s magician. Believe me, I’m one
Spinning all my memories while throwing her knives
She cuts through the very fabric of my love and loss
By the end, I can’t remember which was which
And she grins at me with her charcoal smile
Repeating my words, that the sun will be here soon
But oh, I don’t need her kindness, or whatever she brings
All I know’s that I have been to Hell and back
The road’s been a winding long one, and rough as cobble
But Time knows that I have made it through
And my life is changing, while the Sun is rising up
Hey! I’m on my way!My fire burns stronger everyday
‘Cause I know the sun is rising
And that pearl is all I need
Hey! I am okay
This life gets harder everyday
But I’m alive and I’m on fire
I’m a temple of the sun
But we are all here today
Because we lived to fight another day
And the walls surrounding us get higher
But that’s all the higher we will climb!
Hey! I’m on my way!My fire burns stronger everyday
‘Cause I know the sun is rising
And that pearl is all I need
Hey! I am okay
This life gets harder everyday
But I’m alive and I’m on fire
I’m a temple of the sun
