The Phoenix - Lyrics - Sarah Harmer

Born and raised in Burlington, Ontario, Harmer gained her first exposure to the musician's lifestyle as a teenager, when her older sister Mary started taking her to Tragically Hip concerts. At the age of 17, she was invited to join a Toronto band, The Saddletramps. For three years, she juggled The Saddletramps with her studies in philosophy and women's studies at Queen's University.

It was a late-in-the-summer night Nearing the end of a bumpy ride Through the backstage parking lots of the country We went past the cars at the fray The cops on bikes The security gate Into the trees where the dark comes easy See the light of the Venus shining High over the mid-western plains Is it telling you you gotta go? That your heart's been burning way to slow I guess I'm the last to know again But I will rise up, I will Who was the Phoenix anyway? Just some bird that flew away And flies still It was a late-in-the-summer day The breeze had blown the clouds away The fluttering ones were covering the fields I've been walking by myself I've been thinking about you again Maybe one day I'll tell you how I feel See the light of the satellite tower The only thing that's blocking our view Is it telling you what's on my mind That I think about you all the time That I wish for it even thought I know not to. I will rise up, I will Who was that Phoenix anyway? Just some bird that flew away And flies still Flies still You know I will