Sole Survivor

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Sole Survivor
Fire of unknown origin cover.jpg
Artist Blue Öyster Cult
Album Fire of Unknown Origin
Released July 1981
Length 4:04
Writers Eric Bloom
John Trivers
Liz Myers
Lead vocals Eric Bloom

Sole Survivor is the fourth track from Blue Öyster Cult's eighth studio album, Fire of Unknown Origin.

Lyrics

There walked a lonely man
Silent, mute, the only man
Not knowing how, not knowing
Why was he the sole survivor?
Why should he be alive
Breathing still, while others died
And the only question
Why was he the sole survivor?

(Sole survivor) Cursed with second sight
(Haunted savior) Cried into the night
(Sole survivor) Cursed with second sight
(Haunted savior) Cried into the night

Wind blew across the sand
He stood alone and he had no plan
And with the last rays of the sun
He screamed aloud, began to run
In his tears, he sees his face
"I am the end of the human race
When I'm gone there'll be no trace
For I'm the sole survivor"

(Sole survivor) Cursed with second sight
(Haunted savior) Cried into the night
(Sole survivor) Cursed with second sight
(Haunted savior) Cried into the night

One night when years had passed
The sky shook from a fiery blast
And there a starship, saved at last
To come rescue this survivor
They beckoned him inside
But, only man, he would not ride
Instead, he found a place to hide
For he's the sole survivor

(Sole survivor) Cursed with second sight
(Haunted savior) Cried into the night
(Sole survivor) Cursed with second sight
(Haunted savior) Cried into the night

(Sole survivor) Cursed with second sight
(Haunted savior) Cried into the night
(Sole survivor) Cursed with second sight
(Haunted savior) Cried into the night

(Sole survivor) Cursed with second sight
(Haunted savior) Cried into the night
(Sole survivor) Cursed with second sight
(Haunted savior) Cried into the night

(Sole survivor) Cursed with second sight
(Haunted savior) Cried into the night
(Sole survivor) Cursed with second sight

Trivia

TBA

Songs

Blue Öyster Cult

Transmaniacon MCI'm on the Lamb but I Ain't No SheepThen Came the Last Days of MayStairway to the StarsBefore the Kiss, a RedcapScreamsShe's as Beautiful as a FootCities on Flame with Rock and RollWorkshop of the TelescopesRedeemed

Tyranny and Mutation

The Red and the BlackO.D.'d on Life ItselfHot Rails to Hell7 Screaming Diz-BustersBaby Ice DogWings Wetted DownTeen ArcherMistress of the Salmon Salt (Quicklime Girl)

Secret Treaties

Career of EvilSubhumanDominance and SubmissionME 262Cagey CretinsHarvester of EyesFlaming TelepathsAstronomy

Agents of Fortune

This Ain't the Summer of LoveTrue Confessions(Don't Fear) The ReaperE.T.I. (Extra Terrestrial Intelligence)The Revenge of Vera GeminiSinful LoveTattoo VampireMorning FinalTenderloinDebbie Denise

Spectres

GodzillaGolden Age of LeatherDeath Valley NightsSearchin' for CelineFireworksR. U. Ready 2 RockCelestial the QueenGoin' Through the MotionsI Love the NightNosferatu

Mirrors

Dr. MusicThe Great Sun JesterIn TheeMirrorsMoon CrazyThe VigilI Am the StormYou're Not the One (I Was Looking For)Lonely Teardrops

Cultösaurus Erectus

Black BladeMonstersDivine WindDeadlineThe Marshall PlanHungry BoysFallen AngelLips in the HillsUnknown Tongue

Fire of Unknown Origin

Fire of Unknown OriginBurnin' For YouVeteran of the Psychic WarsSole SurvivorHeavy Metal: The Black and SilverVengeance (The Pact)After DarkJoan CrawfordDon't Turn Your Back

The Revölution by Night

Take Me AwayEyes on FireShooting SharkVeinsShadow of CaliforniaFeel the ThunderLet GoDragon LadyLight Years of Love

Club Ninja

White FlagsDancin' in the RuinsMake Rock Not WarPerfect WaterSpy in the House of the NightBeat 'Em UpWhen the War ComesShadow WarriorMadness to the Method

Imaginos

I Am the One You Warned Me OfLes InvisiblesIn the Presence of Another WorldDel Rio's SongThe Siege and Investiture of Baron von Frankenstein's Castle at WeisseriaAstronomyMagna of IllusionBlue Öyster CultImaginos

Bad Channels

Demon's KissThe Horsemen Arrive

Heaven Forbid

See You In BlackHarvest MoonPower Underneath DespairX-Ray EyesHammer BackDamagedCold Gray Light of DawnReal WorldLive For MeStill Burnin'In Thee

St. Cecilia: The Elektra Recordings

What Is Quicksand?I'm on the LambGil Blanco CountyDonovan's MonkeyRagamuffin Dumplin'Curse of the Hidden MirrorsArthur ComicsA Fact About SneakersSt. CeciliaBonomo's Turkish Taffy

Curse of the Hidden Mirror

Dance on StiltsShowtimeThe Old Gods ReturnPocketOne Step Ahead of the DevilI Just Like to Be BadHere Comes That FeelingOut of the DarknessStone of LoveEye of the HurricaneGood to Feel Hungry

The Symbol Remains

That Was MeBox in My HeadTainted BloodNightmare EpiphanyEdge of the WorldThe MachineTrain True (Lennie's Song)The Return of St. CeciliaStand and FightFlorida ManThe AlchemistSecret RoadThere's a CrimeFight

Ghost Stories

Late Night Street FightCherrySo SupernaturalWe Gotta Get Out of This PlaceSoul JiveGunShot in the DarkThe Only ThingKick Out the JamsMoney MachineDon't Come Running to MeIf I FellRoadhouse Blues

Rarities

Steppin' RazorDouble TalkRebelSumma Cum LaudeJohn L. Sullivan

Live songs and covers

Buck's Boogie5 GuitarsWings of MercuryBetty Lou's Got a New Pair of ShoesBorn to be WildMaserati GT (I Ain't Got You)I Want You (She's So Heavy)It's Not Easy

Unreleased
(Soft White Underbelly and Stalk-Forrest Group)

Allen's SongAll Night Gas StationHome from the HillsBark in the SunThe Burning ManCheckout GirlFantasy MorassFour Door Blues ('57 Chevy)GreenHangin' RoundHighway SongHoedown on Your PeltJay JayMemphis Slim JamMothraMystic StumpPatron of the ArtsPort JeffersonPot BustQueen's BoulevardRain is FallingRationale PassionaleSitting on the Buddha's KneeSiren Sing AlongSun Comes UpYou Make Me FeelYou