Fires Across the Canyon
©2014 J. Bove
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Verse 1
Like a hole in the darkness
There’s too much distress
Can’t let it rest
There’s nothing left
Nothing left at all
But we still have to find it
Can’t take another hit
Just hold me in your arms
Chorus A
It’s a slap in the face
Strike against human race
Still looking for a trace of some kindness
Nothing can erase it
All the pain that it caused
Children left at home,
To ponder it all, Forever
Chorus B
The fires shot across the urban canyon
Bending backwards into the sun
Drawing the circles of sadness
As silver birds fell from the sky
And left us to cry
For all those who died
Verse 2
Image of a generation
Stunning revelation
Based on moralistic lies
Even though they got it all wrong
And there is nowhere they belong
It’s so hard to show forgiveness
Chorus C
There was a gap in their facts
So they tried to cover their tracks
In mountains on the other side of the world
All they lacked is in history books,
And sits in the reflecting pools, forever, forever
Chorus D
Waterfalls flow over the rocks,
Endless lists of their names on the granite blocks
Mighty crosses forged out of steel
It all seems surreal
Yet there’s so much we still feel
We still feel
Verse 3
Innocent souls
Leading everyday lives
In a war they had nothing to do with
Still they rose up and they fought so hard
They sacrificed it all
Standing tall, like the torch
Lighting up the harbor at night
Chorus E
With tears in their eyes
Creating a blindness
They remind us what we are fighting for,
So we can hold our sacred beliefs
In the face of the grief
Couldn’t burn the capitol down
Couldn’t turn us around
No matter how hard they tried
Chorus F
The highest buildings fell to the ground
Making a sound, heard round the world
Shouting the cries of freedom
And all we believe in
In voices so loud
Verse 4
Like a hole in the darkness
There’s too much distress
Can’t let it rest
There’s nothing left
Nothing left at all
But we still have to find it
Can’t take another hit
Just hold me in your arms
Chorus B
The fires shot across the canyon
Bending backwards into the sun
Drawing the circles of sadness
As silver birds fell from the sky
And left us to cry
For all those who died
Chorus F
The highest buildings fell to the ground
Making a sound, heard round the world
Shouting the cries of freedom
And all we believe in
In voices so loud
(Repeat)