FIRE IN THE SKY song lyrics

by Joel Sattler



fire in the sky

fire in the sky



I was surprised to learn

that even the desert can burn

the red dragon in the night

breathing flames on high



fire in the sky

fire in the sky



the trees along the hill

exploding in the heat

as far as fire cares

you're just a piece of meat



coyotes on the run

with nowhere they can go

the planes pumping scarlet dust

the endless roar of utter destruction



the fighters digging in

the trench an endless grave

ash and dirt down in the lungs

save what can be saved



fire in the sky

fire in the sky





sweat and blood and utter fear

bravery a luxury

when the work is all done here

who knows where who knows we



someday somehow the blaze will end

when the rain comes again

this is a little holocaust

unless it's you whose life is lost



fire in the sky

fire in the sky





I dream of flames that burn my brain

my fingers shrivel in the heat

tomorrow the sun will rise in smoke

and when God laughs it is no joke



remember when the world was green

remember when your blood was red

now blood is black the air is gray

there is no future, only today



yesterday does not exist

the only bet is all that's risked

see that mountain? two boys there

see that arroyo, that was where

seven men gave up the ghost

infernos blazing coast to coast



fire in the sky

fire in the sky



the earth itself is furious

at all the liberties we took

if there is nothing left to save

the earth itself becomes a grave



these men beside me more than friends

we'll fight until the bitter end

you can't give up you can't give in

you can not let the fire win



fire in the sky

fire in the sky



fire in the sky

fire in the sky



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