Lyrics

[Verse 1] They put me in the ground on Sunday Shoved my bones in the dirt The fire had burned my flesh away I suppose it could have been worse They shared their sorrows, wept and then they walked away How were they to know I wouldn't stay I blinked my eyes open on a fine September morn From the first breath in my lungs I knew I was reborn I saw the crowd that came to raise me from my grave I returned, but my soul was not saved [Chorus] My skin is made of energy, my blood is made of fire I am what will happen when your best laid plans backfire And I swear to you I do not mean the things I do I'm a phoenix from the flame and soon you'll all be burning too [Verse 2] They put me in my uniform and shoved me on the field The score to settle was my sword, the cheering was my shield I heard a voice, heard someone whispering in my head Take them down, or soon you'll rejoin the dead The cowhide left my fingers like a bullet from a gun When it hit, my heart grew heavy, I knew what I'd done The target on their backs soon set them all alight I only wish that I could burn so bright [Chorus] My skin is made of energy, my blood is made of fire I am what will happen when your best laid plans backfire And I swear to you I do not mean the things I do I'm a phoenix from the flame and soon you'll all be burning too [Verse 3] I never wanted it to be this way But there's a debt in me I must repay You all suffered to resurrect me Was I worth trial by necromancy? There's a lesson here that I know well When you raise the dead you're raising hell [Chorus] My skin is made of energy, my blood is made of fire I am what will happen when your best laid plans backfire And I swear to you I do not mean the things I do I want to stop the firestorm I want to start anew [Outro] My debt has been refinanced and since I have burned no more Now I'm forced to wander until I've settled the score Someday I will sleep, the gods my soul to keep And pray that I never again emerge from six feet deep