Song seemed pretty decent but it doesn't feel as hypey as past Worlds songs. Mixed feelings.
Lyrics below:
What are you willing to lose?
You cover your wounds, but underneath them
A million voices in your head that whisper, "Stop, now"
Another twist of the knife, turn of the screws
It's all in your mind and it's fighting you
Arm yourself, a storm is coming
Well, kid ...
What you gonna do now?
It's your reflection looking back to pull you down
So are you gonna die today or make it out alive?
You gotta conquer the monster in your head and then you'll fly
Fly, Phoenix, fly
It's time for a new empire
Go bury your demons then tear down the ceiling
Phoenix, fly
And now you're playing with matches, come out of the ashes
Underneath you, a million voices in the crowd they're screaming, "Stop, now"
Well let 'em swallow their pride, you're turning the tide to true believers
Got them in the palm of your hand, you're playing God now
What you gonna do now?
It's your reflection looking back to pull you down
So are you gonna die today or make it out alive?
You gotta conquer the monster in your head and then you'll fly
Fly, Phoenix, fly
It's time for a new empire
Go bury your demons then tear down the ceiling
Phoenix, fly
Lyrics below:
What are you willing to lose?
You cover your wounds, but underneath them
A million voices in your head that whisper, "Stop, now"
Another twist of the knife, turn of the screws
It's all in your mind and it's fighting you
Arm yourself, a storm is coming
Well, kid ...
What you gonna do now?
It's your reflection looking back to pull you down
So are you gonna die today or make it out alive?
You gotta conquer the monster in your head and then you'll fly
Fly, Phoenix, fly
It's time for a new empire
Go bury your demons then tear down the ceiling
Phoenix, fly
And now you're playing with matches, come out of the ashes
Underneath you, a million voices in the crowd they're screaming, "Stop, now"
Well let 'em swallow their pride, you're turning the tide to true believers
Got them in the palm of your hand, you're playing God now
What you gonna do now?
It's your reflection looking back to pull you down
So are you gonna die today or make it out alive?
You gotta conquer the monster in your head and then you'll fly
Fly, Phoenix, fly
It's time for a new empire
Go bury your demons then tear down the ceiling
Phoenix, fly

Thanks to Lugignaf for the sig!
Not bad IMO, but kinda overshadowed by previous world songs. It's hard to equal songs like Warriors, Legends never Die and RISE. Personally I feel like it lacks some power to rival the success of the others.

Thanks to @ Jovy for the signature!
Maybe I'm in a cynical mood, is it just me or does the term Phoenix simply not apply to the rest of the text at all? The title is just disconnected from the message. I also feel it's a bit less epic than previous songs, but I think it's worse that they completely jumped over the edge they imo masterfully managed to balance on in the previous iterations: the song in combination with the video is just flat out cringy. It's way out of bounds to paint gamers as supernatural beings with heroic qualities. They're gamers, not martyrs fighting for a greater cause. Can't resonate with this. But maybe that's me.
EDIT: For me it's mostly the video that does it, I think the song is not bad.
EDIT: For me it's mostly the video that does it, I think the song is not bad.
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