According to Judee Sill, at the BBC Recordings, between 1972-1973:
[…] I took it off the first album ‘cuz I wanted to add new stuffs, and I put it on the second album 'cuz I was thinking about *“this could really go for any time in my life 'cuz it’s kind of one those songs that ? it’s that I never...
[Verse 1]
The sun was red, and the fires were roarin'
Stars aligned and the webs were spun
I coulda sworn I heard my spirit soarin'
Guess I'm always chasin' the sun, hopin' we will soon be one
Until it turns around to me, then I try to run
[Verse 2]
On phosphorous wings the phoenix floated
The fires froze and the sea was hushed
And when I tried to speak, the sun imploded
And the war will wage in my guts 'til the devil bites the dust
I never saw him losin' a race, but I think he must
[Verse 3]
The great storm raged and the power kept growin'
Dragons rose from the land below
And even now I wonder where I'm goin'
Ever since a long time ago, I've tried to let my feelings show
I'd like to think I'm bein' sincere, but I'll never know
[Verse 1]
The sun was red, and the fires were roarin'
Stars aligned and the webs were spun
I coulda sworn I heard my spirit soarin'
Guess I'm always chasin' the sun, hopin' we will soon be one
Until it turns around to me, then I try to run
The Phoenix was written by Judee Sill.
The Phoenix was produced by Henry Lewy & Judee Sill.