Chalice of Fire was the first of Matt McIrvin's lyrics to be set to music (by CB). Matt describes how this song came to be written on his website. Check it out!

An unrelated group of people had an entertaining and horrified discussion about the song which I recommend reading as well.

[synthetic throbbing and percussion]

She runs in the shadow of a motorized race
The light of the fire in an enemy's face
The moon flies a shiver of electrical night
There's lace in the leather and it makes it all right

Ohhhh, and you're running
Running on a serious wire
Ohhhh, and you're running
Running through a chalice of fire

There's a shot on the water and a bolt in the heart
Mind over matter is the dangerous part
And the line in the mirror is a sliver of steel
Now she remembers how the innocent feel

Ohhhh, and you're running
Running on a serious wire
Ohhhh, and you're running
Running through a chalice of fire

A laser in the night
We bring it to the fight
Whether we're WRONG OR RIIIIIGGGHT--

[cool noises for about twenty seconds]

Ohhhh, and you're running
Running on a serious wire
Ohhhh, and you're running
Running through a chalice of fire

[repeat and fade out]

CB comments:

Hold on to your leg-warmers...

This is the Vangelis-meets-Ultravox-with-Simon-Le-Bon-on-vocals version. AFAIK, there are other versions coming.

Oh, and the lyrics are here:

http://world.std.com/~mmcirvin/kibology/eighties.html

And.... sorry.

Love,
Casey B