Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Steve Hackett
Canonical path: /hackett-steve/fire-island
Related lyric paths: 6
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Fire Island
Read Fire Island lyrics by Steve Hackett on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Fire Island
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The river called and cried
Across the twisted steel
Blues on fire island
Had a magic to heal
Souls full of anger
Sadness and despair
A harbour in my heart
Where love was there
Well the Hotel was raised to the ground
But the spirits still visit there
They rebuilt it stone by stone
I sometimes stand and stare
I see a red light like a flame
And a beast that can't be tamed
Anchored to a place
Where love was there
Hell was never hotter
When Butter had his day
Like the loaves and fishes
A miracle at play
A thin crowd became a multitude
Pounding on the door
A sound to wake the dead
Tearing through the floor
Everything's washed away
By the tides of time
But every now and then
It all comes back again
I'm captive in a place
Both a palace and a dive
I've a picture in my mind
Where love was there
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Who performs "Fire Island"?
Steve Hackett performs "Fire Island", and this lyric page sits inside the Steve Hackett catalog on LyroVerse.
Are there related songs to explore after "Fire Island"?
Yes. The related section below points to Time To Get Out and A Doll That's Made In Japan with a short reason for opening each page next.
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