Left in the summer we were wide eyed and dazed By winter those distant miles etched their mark on each face We played like Gypsy weddings, shirts drenched in champagne Went into catacombs and raised the skeletons from their graves Now all you kids who lay your axes at the alter of song May your voices be true, may your hearts beat strong But when you walk into the sound of that sweet, sweet rage You better play like Cuban fire and leave your blood on the stage Blood on the stage! Blood on the stage! We stole the hours in that beautiful haze In the thunder of the drums and the trumpet's blaze Eyes wild, lights flashing, sweat drenched to the bone Some nights we had nothing to give, but still we'd bring it on home Now all you kids who lay your axes at the alter of song May your voices be true, may your hearts beat strong But when you walk into the sound of that sweet, sweet rage You better play like Cuban fire and leave your blood on the stage Blood on the stage! Blood on the stage! Blood on the stage! Blood on the stage! I want you, I need you You find me, I leave you From Havana to the outer streets of invisible cities Yeah I whisper, I scream you You haunt me, I dream you But the moment that I get you in my arms you disappear You're my nirvana, my torture My Guru, my seeker I adore you, you're the only one Who knows my secret creature From the sands of La Louise to Rio Where the Christ redeemer Cries: You spiders of desire It's time to to play it like you mean it! Alright! Alright! Alright! It's live! Now all you kids who lay your axes at the alter of song May your voices be true, may your hearts beat strong But when you walk into the sound of that sweet, sweet rage You better play like Cuban fire and leave your blood on the stage Blood on the stage! Blood on the stage! Blood on the stage! You better play like Cuban fire and leave your blood on the stage! Blood on the stage!