Lyrics:
Red King, knocked down.
Overthrown, left to drown.
Holding on to the water’s edge
Clinging to that rocky ground
Though deep water is dragging you down
Rise
Rise up from the water
It won’t douse your fire
Burn bright and let your flames
Inspire.
Like a phoenix from the water
Guardian angel to guide
A phoenix from the water,
Steaming, reborn,
You will rise.Retrace your steps (I’ll walk with you)
Have a wake for your rebirth
Walking down those dark streets
Remembering that night.
Though memory is shaky and dragging you down
Rise
Rise up from the water
It won’t douse your fire
Burn bright and let your flames
Inspire.
Like a phoenix from the water
Guardian angel to guide
A phoenix from the water,
Soaking, reborn,
You will rise.So keep your strong heart beating.
A phoenix from the water,
Steaming, reborn,
You will rise.eamon brett 2011
about this song:
The layered vocals in this song were never demo’d at home, and I heard them for the first time after we tracked the layer for the middle section in the studio for the “strong heart beating” section. I’d written them out on manuscript paper, and thought that they might work. But that section was the first attempt at trying out the layered vocals in the studio, and each line was done in just one take, pretty much, and it came together better than I’d hoped it would. After piano and my vocals, we just added Meadhbh doubling some of my harmony parts, and really reaching down into her low range for some of those. Aonghus came up with a lovely cello line for this and really helped flesh out the mood I wanted.
Song credits:
meadhbh sullivan – vocals
aonghus mac amhlaigh – cello