The Phoenix Words and music by Julia Ecklar © 1983Dm C Am Dm C Dm In a tower of flame in Capsule Twelve I was there. F C Am Dm C Dm I know not where they laid my bones; it could be anywhere. F C Dm C - E But when fire and smoke had faded, the darkness left my sight. . . Am Dm Em Am Em Am And I found my soul in a spaceship's hull riding home on a trail of light. C G E Am And my wings are made of tungsten, my flesh of glass and steel. G C G D C I am the joy of Terra for the power that I wield. Am C G E - E7 Once upon a lifetime I died a pioneer; C G E C G Am Now I sing within a spaceship's heart. Does anybody hear? Dm C Am Dm C Dm Before each morning's launch, they know that I am there. F C Am Dm C Dm To the soul that warms this vessel's hull they say a silent prayer. F C Dm C - E I am father, ship, and spirit of the dream for which they strive. Am Dm Em Am Em Am For I am man at the hands of man; see us rocket for the sky! C G E Am And my wings are made of tungsten, my flesh of glass and steel. G C G D C I am the joy of Terra for the power that I wield. Am C G E - E7 Once upon a lifetime I died a pioneer; C G E C G Am Now I sing within a spaceship's heart. Does anybody hear? Dm C Am Dm C Dm My thunder rends the morning sky. Yes, I am here! F C Am Dm C Dm Though lost to flame when I was man, now I ride her without fear. F C Dm C - E For I am more than man now, and man built me with pride. Am Dm Em Am Em Am Oh, I led the way, and I lead the way, of man's future in the sky! C G E Am And my wings are made of tungsten, my flesh of glass and steel. G C G D C I am the joy of Terra for the power that I wield. Am C G E - E7 Once upon a lifetime I died a pioneer; C G E C G Am Now I sing within a spaceship's heart. Does anybody hear?