To seek the sacred river Alph
To walk the caves of ice
To break my fast on honey dew
And drink the milk of paradise

I had heard the whispered tales
Of immortality
The deepest mystery
From an ancient book, I took a clue
I scaled the frozen mountain tops
Of eastern lands unknown
Time and man alone
Searching for the lost, Xanadu

Xanadu

To stand within the pleasure dome
Decreed by Kubla Khan
To taste anew the fruits of life
The last immortal man
To find the sacred river Alph
To walk the caves of ice
Oh, I will dine on honey dew
And drink the milk of paradise, oh, paradise

A thousand years have come and gone
But time has passed me by
Stars stopped in the sky
Frozen in an everlasting view
Waiting for the world to end
Weary of the night
Praying for the light
Prison of the lost, Xanadu

Xanadu

Held within the pleasure dome
Decreed by Kubla Khan
To taste my bitter triumph
As a man, immortal man
Never more shall I return
Escape these caves of ice
For I have dined on honey dew
And drunk the milk of paradise, whoa, paradise


Lyrics submitted by crackermcnacca, edited by reverb75, mrsuitcase

Xanadu Lyrics as written by Alex Lifeson Geddy Lee

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    Awesome song amazes me all the time I hear it intro is kickass. And ya my dad told me about it being a poem by some guy in like 1500s or whenever he was drunk off his ass if im right when he did this song but anyways I love this song one of my favorite Rush ones and favorite songs of all time

    DT0wnzon January 04, 2006   Link

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