Renaissance - Black Flame

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Lyrics:

[Instrumental Intro 00:00 - 01:48]
[Vocal Harmonies]

[Verse 1]
I am words, I am speaking
I never heard my conclusion
Lost the way in my confusion, in illusion
Lost inside the picture frame

[Chorus]
I'm not to blame, I didn't see the black flame
I'm not ashamed, it's poetry, the black flame
I'm rearranged, it's changing me, the black flame
Burns my blackened brain

[Verse 2]
I am strong, I am leaving
I never knew I'd feel the need so
Where to go? I'll turn the flow, I could not know
Screams inside the burning pain

[Chorus]
It's spinning head, it's underhand, the black flame
It lies instead, I turned and I ran, the black flame
On me, it fed, I understand, the black flame
Burns my blackened brain

[Bridge]
Run from me, don't you see
That we are one and I'm a part of you?
Get away, any way
I'm still a secret in the heart of you
And I'm the burning in your soul

[Instrumental Break 04:34 - 05:12]

[Verse 3]
Now I am weak, I am losing
I never thought I'd stop trying
I'm a lie, I'm just a sigh, just a crying
Just a symbol of the game
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[Chorus]
Suspended pain, I cannot face the black flame
Intended fear, I cannot trace the black flame
Extended, reaching into space, the black flame
Burns my blackened brain


Line-up / Musicians:
Annie Haslam / lead & backing vocals
Michael Dunford / acoustic guitar, backing vocals
John Tout / keyboards
Jon Camp / bass, backing vocals
Terence Sullivan / drums, percussion, backing vocals

With:
Jimmy Horowitz / orchestral arrangements

Releases information:
Artwork: Joe Petagno with Hipgnosis (design & photo)
LP Sire Records - SAS 7502 (1974, US)
LP BTM Records - BTM1000 (1974, UK)

Information obtained from ProgArchives and Genius.