Julia Ecklar - The Phoenix lyrics

In a tower of flame in Capsule 12, I was there I know not where they laid my bones - it could be anywhere But when fire and smoke had faded, the darkness left my side And I found my soul in a spaceship's soul, riding home on a trail of light And my wings are made of tungsten, my flesh of gla** and steel I am the joy of Terra for the power that I wield Once upon a lifetime, I died a pioneer Now I sing within a spaceship's heart - does anybody hear? Before each morning's launch, they know that I am there To the soul that warms this vessel's hull they say a silent prayer I'm father, ship, and spirit of the dream for which they strive For I am man at the hands of man, see us rocket for the sky! And my wings are made of tungsten, my flesh of gla** and steel I am the joy of Terra for the power that I wield Once upon a lifetime, I died a pioneer Now I sing within a spaceship's heart - does anybody hear? My thunder rends the morning skies, yes, I am here Though lost to flame when I was man, now I ride her without fear For I am more than man now, and man built me with pride I led the way, and I lead the way, of man's future in the sky And my wings are made of tungsten, my flesh of gla** and steel I am the joy of Terra for the power that I wield Once upon a lifetime, I died a pioneer Now I sing within a spaceship's heart - does anybody hear?