On Fire (zack.ry)

from Fourth Strike Song Jam 2021 by Fourth Strike Records

Written and performed by zack.ry

night sky, orange glow
not a star in sight
but through it all, through the smoke
watch the engines turn
heating up, freezing out
but we conquered the moon
and i’m sure the view is beautiful
watching it all burn

(chorus of voices saying burn)

how much longer will we wait to save our home
fires burning at the edge of all we’ve known
looking down from satellite
pretending we’re not where we are

drilling deeper, manifesting destiny
claiming all that we can see
but still it burns, and still we turn
can’t get away from a world on fire