He reuses the verse melody from the previous album's "Dirty Little Religion", the topics of the verses are all over the place, and he packs too many words into one line (goes to show...) and too few in another (it's pretty hard to find), and rhymes "Henley Regatta" with "Persona non grata", but gets away with it all as only he could.
I take a walk in the bitter cold,
I try to see your face,
The way it used to be,
The sky was never grey,
There was a time when I let you in,
You turned my night to day,
But I turned you away
(Chorus:)
Burn back the sun,
Bring back the fire once
Blazing inside this hollow cage
Burn back the sun,
You were the only one
To love me with passion's quiet rage
I have tasted the apathy,
It's bitter on my lips,
I am not who I used to be,
Betrayal with a kiss,
Open mouth for the prodigal,
You kept the flame alive,
You keep this flame alive
(Chorus)
Rage, quiet rage
(Chorus 2x)
Burn Back The Sun...
I try to see your face,
The way it used to be,
The sky was never grey,
There was a time when I let you in,
You turned my night to day,
But I turned you away
(Chorus:)
Burn back the sun,
Bring back the fire once
Blazing inside this hollow cage
Burn back the sun,
You were the only one
To love me with passion's quiet rage
I have tasted the apathy,
It's bitter on my lips,
I am not who I used to be,
Betrayal with a kiss,
Open mouth for the prodigal,
You kept the flame alive,
You keep this flame alive
(Chorus)
Rage, quiet rage
(Chorus 2x)
Burn Back The Sun...
Lyrics submitted by rockinallnight
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Wow! The lyrics Bring back the fire once Blazing inside this hollow cage
Thats what i first thought it said then when i got the lyrics from somewhere else and it said
Bring back the fire wands Blazing inside this heart-o-cage
I was thinking what the crap is that supposed to mean?
But I love thisa song and it is awesome and obviously about someone who turned away from God.