The Fall - THE LEGEND OF XANADU lyrics

You cannot legislate against wrongful encouagement

You'll hear my words

On the winds 'cross the sand

If you should return

To that black barren land that bears the name of Xanadu

First without hope was our love

Then I saw it was lost from the start

It was the jewel that was nestling in the heart of Xanadu

And the footprints leave their traces

Only shadows move in places where we used to go

And the buildings open to the sky

All echo to the sky as if to show

Our love was for a day

And soon to pass away in Xanadu

In Xanadu

On holiday

In Xanadu, in Xanadu, in Xanadu

What was it to you that a man laid down his life for your love?

Were those clear eyes of yours ever filled with pain and grief?

Did you ever give yourself to one man in this whole wide world?

You left me but you will find your way back

To that black barren land that bears the name of Xanadu

You'll hear my voice cross the winds on the sand

If you should return

To Xanadu, to Xanadu, to Xanadu

To Xanadu