The Fire
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โฑ๏ธ 6:22 duration
๐ ID: 2945297
๐ Lyrics
A young child sits quiet, the forest is dark
Possibilities overflow his unbroken heart
I ask him, "Well, after the brush takes the spark, what do you see in the fire?"
I see light within color, and color in light
Trophies I'll take home, and battles I'll fight
A bright blue horizon, with no pain in sight
I'll be there and so will my parents
And you're invited, too
A life-sentence inmate in orange prisoner clothes
Who's been told his whole life "That's just how it goes"
Who came out swinging from poverty row
Sits a bit close to the dangerous glow
What do ya see in the fire?
I see rich people laughin' with food on their plates
And neighborhood bullies imprinted with hate
Moms and dads screaming at each other, insane
And hard grey redemption a little too late
And I see myself as I might've been
I'm handsome and capable and funny
A young woman in college, entranced by the flames
Is pondering silent how perfectly strange
A girl could be called by so many names and not one be the one she was given
What do you see in the fire?
I see myself in the mirror, not pretty enough
And digital images reducing love
My roommate enslaved by expectations above, and then I see the face of my mother
A first year preacher stands on his feet
His love for mankind is true and complete
While the frigid wind blows through the trees
I ask, as he leans away from the heat, "What do you see in the fire?"
I see swirling confusion, question, and loss
And I know all about Christ and the cross
But I cannot explain the holocaust
I stuttered when a young man asked me to
I just couldn't find the words
A woman of 90, with wisdom in spades
Her mind still as sharp as her kitchen blades
I ask as her memory nonetheless fades, "What do you see in the fire?"
I see the touch of my husband who recently passed
Our hometown before the roads got so fast
And I see it now in an impatient blur
And I see how in love we were
I see the good Lord offering mercy
I see the good Lord offering mercy
I see the good Lord offering mercy
Someone I care for, she sits by my side
I can feel the past and the future collide
She leans in and whispers, "Don't think, just decide, what do you see in the fire?"
I see the faces of my victims whose hearts I once broke
Calm and alive in the curling smoke
All I can do is sit here and hope they may find a way to forgive me
There's something unspoken there in your eyes, a pain or a love I don't recognize
I better ask you now before it dies, "What do you see in the fire?"
Possibilities overflow his unbroken heart
I ask him, "Well, after the brush takes the spark, what do you see in the fire?"
I see light within color, and color in light
Trophies I'll take home, and battles I'll fight
A bright blue horizon, with no pain in sight
I'll be there and so will my parents
And you're invited, too
A life-sentence inmate in orange prisoner clothes
Who's been told his whole life "That's just how it goes"
Who came out swinging from poverty row
Sits a bit close to the dangerous glow
What do ya see in the fire?
I see rich people laughin' with food on their plates
And neighborhood bullies imprinted with hate
Moms and dads screaming at each other, insane
And hard grey redemption a little too late
And I see myself as I might've been
I'm handsome and capable and funny
A young woman in college, entranced by the flames
Is pondering silent how perfectly strange
A girl could be called by so many names and not one be the one she was given
What do you see in the fire?
I see myself in the mirror, not pretty enough
And digital images reducing love
My roommate enslaved by expectations above, and then I see the face of my mother
A first year preacher stands on his feet
His love for mankind is true and complete
While the frigid wind blows through the trees
I ask, as he leans away from the heat, "What do you see in the fire?"
I see swirling confusion, question, and loss
And I know all about Christ and the cross
But I cannot explain the holocaust
I stuttered when a young man asked me to
I just couldn't find the words
A woman of 90, with wisdom in spades
Her mind still as sharp as her kitchen blades
I ask as her memory nonetheless fades, "What do you see in the fire?"
I see the touch of my husband who recently passed
Our hometown before the roads got so fast
And I see it now in an impatient blur
And I see how in love we were
I see the good Lord offering mercy
I see the good Lord offering mercy
I see the good Lord offering mercy
Someone I care for, she sits by my side
I can feel the past and the future collide
She leans in and whispers, "Don't think, just decide, what do you see in the fire?"
I see the faces of my victims whose hearts I once broke
Calm and alive in the curling smoke
All I can do is sit here and hope they may find a way to forgive me
There's something unspoken there in your eyes, a pain or a love I don't recognize
I better ask you now before it dies, "What do you see in the fire?"
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:04.95] A young child sits quiet, the forest is dark
[00:16.57] Possibilities overflow his unbroken heart
[00:21.69] I ask him, "Well, after the brush takes the spark, what do you see in the fire?"
[00:31.58] I see light within color, and color in light
[00:38.31] Trophies I'll take home, and battles I'll fight
[00:43.49] A bright blue horizon, with no pain in sight
[00:48.56] I'll be there and so will my parents
[00:52.54] And you're invited, too
[00:57.30] A life-sentence inmate in orange prisoner clothes
[01:05.70] Who's been told his whole life "That's just how it goes"
[01:10.23] Who came out swinging from poverty row
[01:16.01] Sits a bit close to the dangerous glow
[01:20.26] What do ya see in the fire?
[01:24.60] I see rich people laughin' with food on their plates
[01:32.97] And neighborhood bullies imprinted with hate
[01:37.40] Moms and dads screaming at each other, insane
[01:42.75] And hard grey redemption a little too late
[01:47.61] And I see myself as I might've been
[01:52.31] I'm handsome and capable and funny
[01:56.39] A young woman in college, entranced by the flames
[02:07.81] Is pondering silent how perfectly strange
[02:12.32] A girl could be called by so many names and not one be the one she was given
[02:21.70] What do you see in the fire?
[02:26.93] I see myself in the mirror, not pretty enough
[02:34.45] And digital images reducing love
[02:39.11] My roommate enslaved by expectations above, and then I see the face of my mother
[02:48.42] A first year preacher stands on his feet
[03:01.92] His love for mankind is true and complete
[03:06.76] While the frigid wind blows through the trees
[03:12.13] I ask, as he leans away from the heat, "What do you see in the fire?"
[03:20.96] I see swirling confusion, question, and loss
[03:28.80] And I know all about Christ and the cross
[03:33.70] But I cannot explain the holocaust
[03:38.05] I stuttered when a young man asked me to
[03:42.98] I just couldn't find the words
[03:48.49] A woman of 90, with wisdom in spades
[04:00.35] Her mind still as sharp as her kitchen blades
[04:04.94] I ask as her memory nonetheless fades, "What do you see in the fire?"
[04:15.55] I see the touch of my husband who recently passed
[04:24.25] Our hometown before the roads got so fast
[04:28.94] And I see it now in an impatient blur
[04:34.38] And I see how in love we were
[04:42.34] I see the good Lord offering mercy
[04:48.82] I see the good Lord offering mercy
[04:53.98] I see the good Lord offering mercy
[04:58.82] Someone I care for, she sits by my side
[05:07.43] I can feel the past and the future collide
[05:12.04] She leans in and whispers, "Don't think, just decide, what do you see in the fire?"
[05:21.16] I see the faces of my victims whose hearts I once broke
[05:29.57] Calm and alive in the curling smoke
[05:33.90] All I can do is sit here and hope they may find a way to forgive me
[05:43.28] There's something unspoken there in your eyes, a pain or a love I don't recognize
[06:01.13] I better ask you now before it dies, "What do you see in the fire?"
[06:13.32]
[00:16.57] Possibilities overflow his unbroken heart
[00:21.69] I ask him, "Well, after the brush takes the spark, what do you see in the fire?"
[00:31.58] I see light within color, and color in light
[00:38.31] Trophies I'll take home, and battles I'll fight
[00:43.49] A bright blue horizon, with no pain in sight
[00:48.56] I'll be there and so will my parents
[00:52.54] And you're invited, too
[00:57.30] A life-sentence inmate in orange prisoner clothes
[01:05.70] Who's been told his whole life "That's just how it goes"
[01:10.23] Who came out swinging from poverty row
[01:16.01] Sits a bit close to the dangerous glow
[01:20.26] What do ya see in the fire?
[01:24.60] I see rich people laughin' with food on their plates
[01:32.97] And neighborhood bullies imprinted with hate
[01:37.40] Moms and dads screaming at each other, insane
[01:42.75] And hard grey redemption a little too late
[01:47.61] And I see myself as I might've been
[01:52.31] I'm handsome and capable and funny
[01:56.39] A young woman in college, entranced by the flames
[02:07.81] Is pondering silent how perfectly strange
[02:12.32] A girl could be called by so many names and not one be the one she was given
[02:21.70] What do you see in the fire?
[02:26.93] I see myself in the mirror, not pretty enough
[02:34.45] And digital images reducing love
[02:39.11] My roommate enslaved by expectations above, and then I see the face of my mother
[02:48.42] A first year preacher stands on his feet
[03:01.92] His love for mankind is true and complete
[03:06.76] While the frigid wind blows through the trees
[03:12.13] I ask, as he leans away from the heat, "What do you see in the fire?"
[03:20.96] I see swirling confusion, question, and loss
[03:28.80] And I know all about Christ and the cross
[03:33.70] But I cannot explain the holocaust
[03:38.05] I stuttered when a young man asked me to
[03:42.98] I just couldn't find the words
[03:48.49] A woman of 90, with wisdom in spades
[04:00.35] Her mind still as sharp as her kitchen blades
[04:04.94] I ask as her memory nonetheless fades, "What do you see in the fire?"
[04:15.55] I see the touch of my husband who recently passed
[04:24.25] Our hometown before the roads got so fast
[04:28.94] And I see it now in an impatient blur
[04:34.38] And I see how in love we were
[04:42.34] I see the good Lord offering mercy
[04:48.82] I see the good Lord offering mercy
[04:53.98] I see the good Lord offering mercy
[04:58.82] Someone I care for, she sits by my side
[05:07.43] I can feel the past and the future collide
[05:12.04] She leans in and whispers, "Don't think, just decide, what do you see in the fire?"
[05:21.16] I see the faces of my victims whose hearts I once broke
[05:29.57] Calm and alive in the curling smoke
[05:33.90] All I can do is sit here and hope they may find a way to forgive me
[05:43.28] There's something unspoken there in your eyes, a pain or a love I don't recognize
[06:01.13] I better ask you now before it dies, "What do you see in the fire?"
[06:13.32]