Like a Phoenix

Album: Memento Mori

Like a Phoenix

[intro]
My life was not easy since I was a child
I cannot remember the last time I smiled
Anyway I was doing not great but alright
Living day after day and night after night

[verse]
But then the earthquake came and everything fell
Those I loved most took their very last farewell
I prayed to God and I talked to the Death
I hit rock bottom, but I wanted more depth

I began to dig, each day deeper than before
One day I reached hell, then I dug even more
To a place where even the devil can't go
Where I could finally rest this tormented soul

[pre-chorus]
I begged, I pleaded, I implored, I swore
Was it in vain, all that I fought for?
Is it the way the story ends?
Without any justice or amends?

[chorus]
I was drowning in sadness, resentment, and pain
Searching for peace, a rest, a breath, but none was found
I have lost my dearest ones, for whom I still mourn

They are all gone, now only memories remain
I know they wouldn't want to see me on the ground
So like a phoenix, from the ashes I'm reborn

[verse]
How I wish they were still here with me
Oh, how I long for those days of glee
It's too hard for me to wake up every day
But I know I must be strong and find a way

In my mind those good old memories replay
Every minute, every second of the day
They are my greatest weaknesses and still my force
But like a river, life must follow its course

[pre-chorus]
It's hard, I'm still learning to revive
Fumbling, stumbling, struggling to survive
As long as I can endure their blows
I won't give victory to my foes

[chorus]
Then I pray - oh, Lord, does my voice reach You up there?
So why do I get no answers for what I ask?
And why did You leave me forsaken and forlorn?

Even with my weak faith, I send my prayers through the air
I know that resisting is an everyday task
Just like a phoenix, from the ashes I'm reborn

[instrumental]

[bridge]
They can break this man's bones
They can break this man's heart
They can hurt me with stones
They can tear me apart

They can break this man's soul
And throw him to the ground
But all I undergo
Makes me free and unbound

[chorus]
So I pick up the pieces of me from the floor
I look at myself in the mirror and I see
My heart's weary, my soul's tired, my spirit's worn

I have to find a brand new purpose to live for
I've spent my life loving others, so why not me?
And like a phoenix, from the ashes I'm reborn

[outro]
Though it's so hard I know I must be strong
And gotta find the strength to carry on