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 fenix We'll fuckin' rise again That's right, the phoenix We'll rise again '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 chee But that does not mean that our hearts are not strong Just like the phoenix We'll fuckin' rise again That's right, the phoenix We'll rise again ♪ Sun shining, it's a hell of a day Bright is back and it's headed your way D's here, now we're puttin' on a show We'll stink it up, then we will need a window ♪ Out rockin', yeah we're rockin' again Black Mamba is my personal friend Phil Jackson is the master of zen We'll pick you up, keep you over the weekend It's the rise of the phoenix It's the call of attack And you'll know when you've seen us The fuckin' D is back ♪ Lovemakin' all the way to the top Boots smokin', but I'm not gonna stop Bossa Nova is a beautiful dance Hot-blooded, that's 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 the D tattoos Tattoos They'll have to laser off the D tattoo ♪ Wait a minute Cage - 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 10 hit Top 40 hit Top 1000 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