You'll hear my voice, on the wind, 'cross the sand If you should return To that black barren land that bears the name of Xanadu
Cursed without hope, was the love that I sought Lost from the start Was the duel that was s'pposed to win her heart in Xanadu
And the foot prints leave no traces Only shadows move in places where we used to go And the buildings open to the sky All echo when the vultures cry as if to show Our love was for a day Then doomed to pass away In Xanadu, in Xanadu, in Xanadu In Xanadu, in Xanadu, in Xanadu
What was it to you that a man laid down his life for your love Were those clear eyes of yours ever Filled with the pain and the tears and the grief Did you ever give your self to any one man in this whole wide world Or did you love me and will you find your way back one day to Xanadu
You'll hear my voice, on the wind, 'cross the sand If you should return To that black barren land that bears the name of Xanadu In Xanadu, in Xanadu, in Xanadu, in Xanadu
The Fall
You cannot legislate against wrongful encouragement
You'll hear my words on the winds 'cross the sand If you should return to that black barren land that bears the name of Xanadu
First without hope was our love Then I saw it was lost from the start It was the jewel that was nestling in the heart of Xanadu
And the footprints leave their traces Only shadows move in places where we used to go And the buildings open to the sky All echo to the sky as if to show Our love was for a day, and soon to pass away In Xanadu, in Xanadu, on holiday
In Xanadu, in Xanadu, in Xanadu
What was it to you that a man laid down his life for your love? Were those clear eyes of yours ever filled with pain and tears of grief? Did you ever give yourself to one man in this whole wide world? You left me but you will find your way back To that black barren land that bears the name of Xanadu
You'll hear my voice cross the winds on the sand If you should return to Xanadu, to Xanadu, to Xanadu, to Xanadu
