Narnia Song

from Phoenix Envy by Andrew Calhoun

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My mother read us C. S. Lewis at seven or eight at night;
Narnia warmed my soul, and showed me what was right.
But you can forget those things I told you, 'cause they aren't true anymore,
Lions are just characters, you can buy them at the store.
Innocence is a luxury, it's not allowed forever,
Soon you'll have to learn, soon you'll have to catch the fever.

Lightning splits the trees, but the good will stand together;
Lightning lights the night, and we can see forever.
Thunder shakes the earth, water soaks me to the skin;
Searching for truth and heaven, farther up and farther in.

I wish that there was magic, I wish that kings were good;
I wish I could get into that snowy pine tree wood.
I love him not for what he taught me, but for how he made me feel,
I thank him for his vision, I wish that it was real;
I used to think that somewhere Narnia was glowing in the mist,
But now I mostly function, now I just exist.

Lightning splits the trees, but the good will stand together;
Lightning lights the night, and we can see forever.
Thunder shakes the earth, water soaks me to the skin;
Searching for truth and heaven, farther up and farther in.

I don't know where I'll be when sun drags in daylight's dream;
I wish my dreams were life, I wish my life were dream.
Where you learn to hold your tears, innocence is a crime,
Why did you smother me with darkness, Father Time?
Won't you tell me that you love me? Tell me I won't die?
Won't you bring me magic? Won't you teach me how to cry?

Lightning splits the trees, but the good will stand together;
Lightning lights the night, and we can see forever.
Thunder shakes the earth, water soaks me to the skin;
Searching for truth and heaven, farther up and farther in.

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from Phoenix Envy, released June 24, 1996

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