Fire in Cairo
from The Peel Session, Three Imaginary Boys,
and Boys Don't Cry

Slowly fading blue
The easter hollows catch
The dying sun
Night-time follows
Silent and black
Mirror pool mirrors
The lonely place
Where I meet you

See your head
In the fading light
And through the dark
Your eyes shine bright

And burning like fire
Burn like fire in Cairo
Burn like fire
Burn like fire in Cairo

Shifting crimson veil
Silken hips slide
Under my hand
Swollen lips whisper my name
And I yearn
You take me in your arms
And start to burn

Fire in Cairo
Then the heat disappears
And the mirage
Fades away...

Fire in Cairo

Burn like a fire in Cairo
Burn like a fire
Blaze like a fire in Cairo
Blaze like a fire
Flare with a wonderful light
Like a fire in Cairo
Burn like fire
Burn like
Fire in Cairo

The Peel Session
Three Imaginary Boys
Boys Don't Cry
Lyrics