The Return of St. Cecilia

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The Return of St. Cecilia
The symbol remains cover.jpg
Artist Blue Öyster Cult
Album The Symbol Remains
Released October 9, 2020
Length 4:13
Writers Richie Castellano
Richard Meltzer
Lead vocals Richie Castellano

The Return of St. Cecilia is the eighth track from Blue Öyster Cult's fifteenth studio album, The Symbol Remains.

Lyrics[edit | edit source]

Well, she weren't so little
And she wasn't really nice, no
We all thought she was a goner
'Til she was sighted once or twice
Pretty as a picture
But the picture finally cracked, yeah
Her whole world got dead and buried
Now she's come a-crawling back

(Cecilia) Cecilia, I never dug your trip, ooh
(Cecilia) Cecilia, is that a vapor on your lip?
(Saint C) You know, it's time you faced the news
(Cecilia) Blessed lady, nobody ever dug your blues
(Back, back) Back, back, you slipped the cracks
Click, clack, my God, she's back on track
(CeeCee) CeeCee, why'd you paint us black?
(Look back) All the time, you stabbed our back, and that's a fact

Whoo!

How she ever got her sainthood
Kind of never made no sense, m-hmm
Two strikes in her favor
And eighty-eight strikes against
Squandered her credentials
Guzzling canned heat with the boys, yeah
She said she heard sweet, sweet music
But all she was hearing was noise

(Cecilia) Cecilia, I never dug your trip, ooh
(Cecilia) Cecilia, is that a vapor on your lip?
(Saint C) You know, it's time you faced the news
(Cecilia) Blessed lady, nobody ever dug your blues
(Back, back) Back, back, you slipped the cracks
Click, clack, my God, she's back on track
(CeeCee) CeeCee, why'd you paint us black?
(Look back) all the time you stabbed our back, and that's a fact

Cecilia
Is that you, or just a shadow?
Cecilia, tell me true
We heard you got your head bust out in Colorado!

Goodbye, Cecilia
(Cecilia) Goodbye, my friend
(Cecilia) If I should ever see you
(Cecilia) It won't be the end

Trivia[edit | edit source]

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