The Core

[Verse 1: Eric Clapton & Marcella Detroit]

Every morning when I wake

A feeling soon begins to overtake me

Ringing in my ears resounds through my brain, it finally surrounds me

There is fire, there is life

There is passion, fever and fury

There is love and there is hate

There is longing, anger and worry

[Chorus: Eric Clapton & Marcella Detroit]

Oh, I am the flame, feel it touch my heart

And down at my core is the hottest part

I can burn without fuel

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 2: Eric Clapton & Marcella Detroit]

If it should become too cold

I know I can endure the frostbite

Ooh, a blanket then I'll wrap around me

I keep myself so close to my side

Well, no one then can cause me harm

Just as the river runs into the sea

Because every day, your fire alarm

Is deafening the silence all around me

[Chorus: Eric Clapton & Marcella Detroit]

Oh, I am the flame, feel it touch my heart

And down at my core is the hottest part

I can burn without fuel

[Post-Chorus: Marcella Detroit]

Oh, it's burning

Yes, it's burning

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 3: Eric Clapton & Marcella Detroit]

Ah, you can trust me, we can laugh

Together, we can share our sorrow

And I will give you secrets too

An attitude that you may borrow

A gypsy woman said to me

One thing you must bear in your mind

You are young and you are free

But damned if you're deceased in your own lifetime

[Chorus: Eric Clapton & Marcella Detroit]

Oh, you have a flame, feel it in your heart

And down at my core is the hottest part

We can run without fuel

[Post-Chorus: Marcella Detroit]

It's burning

Forever, it's burning

[Instrumental Outro]