A place where nobody dared to go
The love that we came to know
They call it Xanadu
And now, open your eyes and see
What we have made is real
We are in Xanadu

A million lights are dancing
And there you are, a shooting star
An everlasting world
And you're here with me, eternally
Xanadu, Xanadu
(Now we are here) in Xanadu
Xanadu, Xanadu
(Now we are here) in Xanadu
Xanadu, your neon lights
Will shine for you, Xanadu

The love that echoes of long ago
You needed the world to know
They are in Xanadu
The dream that came
Through a million years
That lived through all the tears
It came to Xanadu

A million lights are dancing
And there you are, a shooting star
An everlasting world
And you're here with me, eternally
Xanadu, Xanadu
(Now we are here) in Xanadu
Xanadu, Xanadu
(Now we are here) in Xanadu

Now that I'm here
Now that you're near, in Xanadu
Now that I'm here
Now that you're near, in Xanadu
Xanadu


Lyrics submitted by sillybunny, edited by EmmaFish

Xanadu Lyrics as written by Jeff Lynne

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    The dream that came through a million years That lived on through all the tears, it came to Xanadu A million lights are dancing and there you are, a shooting star

    sillybunnyon February 07, 2007   Link

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