When The Pick of Destiny was released, it was a bomb And all the critics said that the D was done The Sun had set and the chapter had closed But one thing no one thought about was the D would rise again Just like the phoenix We'll fuckin' rise again That's right, the phoenix We'll rise again, yeah 'Cause the fiery heart of a champion cannot be quelched By a failure or an embarrassment, no way, no And the critics all agreed it was a stinky pile of cheese But that does not mean that our hearts are not strong Just like the phoenix We'll fuckin' rise again, yeah That's right, the phoenix We'll rise again Ah Sun shinin', it's a hell of a day Ridin' back and it's headed your way D's here, now we're puttin' on a show We're sneakin' up, climbin' into your window Hard rockin', yeah, we're rockin' again Black Mamba is my personal friend Phil Jackson is the master of zen We'll pick you up, take you out for the weekend It's the rise of the phoenix It's a call of attack And you'll know when you've seen us The fuckin' D is back, yeah Love-makin' all the way to the top Boots smokin', but I'm not gonna stop Bossa nova is a beautiful dance Hot-blooded, that's a lots of romance It's the rise of the phoenix And we ride with the pack It's the magic between us The fuckin' D is back But what if it's true? If Tenacious D has died, what will we do? And what will we do 'Bout all the fans who have the D tattoo? They'll have them removed They'll have to laser off their D tattoos Tattoo They'll have to laser off their D tattoo, ah Wait a minute, Kage (what's that you say?) You know it's not too late (yes, it is too late) We only need one hit (just imagine it) We could be the shit, too legit to quit One hit, one hit, one hit Yeah, we're hoping this is it One hit, top ten hit Top forty hit, top thousand hit I don't care, as long as we get there We'll start anew and you can get a new Tenacious D tattoo You can get a new Tenacious D tattoo