Electric Light Orchestra - Mandalay lyrics

I traced the footsteps through the multi-colored avenues

That wind their way down to the sea

I see the birds that fly beneath the darkened sky

They are the messengers of dreams

Mandalay, now I know what you try to be

Mandalay, now I wish you were here with me

Pages filled with science fiction

Without fear of contradiction

Walking through the fields of evergreen

I see a turn and walk away

And from the east there comes a breeze

That flows up high into the blue

Mandalay, now I know what you try to be

Mandalay, now I wish you were here with me

The sound of retribution

In total disillusion, Mandalay

Mandalay, now I know what you try to be

Mandalay, now I wish you were here with me

Admidst the confusion

The only conclusion

Mandalay of the misty eyes

have gazed into the coming door

The leaves that turn to gold and brown

I've watched them falling to the ground

Mandalay, now I know what you try to be

Mandalay, now I wish you were here with me