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Track 10 · Three Imaginary Boys · Single

Fire in Cairo

The Cure · 1979

Written by Robert Smith, Michael Dempsey, Lol Tolhurst

2:34 Duration
173 Words

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Slowly fading blue, the eastern hollows

Catch the dying sun, the night-time follows

Silence and black mirror pool

Mirrors a lonely place where I meet you

[Pre-Chorus]

See your head in the fading light

And through the dark your eyes shine bright

[Chorus]

And burn like fire, burn like fire in Cairo

And burn like fire, burn like fire in Cairo

[Verse 2]

Shifting crimson veil, silken hips

Slide under my hand, sullen lips

Whisper my name and I yearn

You take me in your arms, start to burn

[Refrain]

F-I-R-E I-N C-A-I-R-O

F-I-R-E I-N C-A-I-R-O

F-I-R-E I-N C-A-I-R-O

Then the heat disappears and the mirage fades away

[Guitar Solo]

[Refrain]

F-I-R-E I-N C-A-I-R-O

F-I-R-E I-N C-A-I-R-O

F-I-R-E I-N C-A-I-R-O

F-I-R-E I-N C-A-I-R-O

F-I-R-E I-N C-A-I-R-O

F-I-R-E I-N C-A-I-R-O

F-I-R-E I-N C-A-I-R-O

F-I-R-E I-N C-A-I-R-O, oh, oh

[Outro]

Burn like fire, burn like fire in Cairo

Burn like a fire in Cairo, burn like a

Fire, fire, fire, fire

Blaze like a fire in Cairo, blaze like

Fire, fire, fire, fire, flare

Burn like fire, burn like fire in Cairo

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