Revival Fires - Modern Life Is War

This land has been scorched

Unrecognizable black

Return to nothing after golden harvests of past

This land was choked with resentment and lingering remnants

This land was begging for breath and pleading to be peeled back

And with this piece of earth and with our lives inescapably intertwined

To start from scratch is all we ask now that the ruin has been wreaked

The song we sing while we work must be written while we work

Today, Tonight’s meal must be killed

Tomorrow must be earned

Will forgiveness be granted?

A scandal for every sinner in this enchanted town

With a growing gnawing fear of winter and memories that won’t leave us alone

This land was choked with resentment and lingering remnants

This land was begging for breath and pleading to be peeled back

And with this piece of earth and with our lives inescapably intertwined

To start from scratch is all we ask now that the ruin has been wreaked

And the trial is upon you

Time is the only true victor

Crucible

Let this day the blood of immigrant furthest from the home

Trickle out and spill into the hole

Problems follow so we face

Stand on the singed shore

Let the waves wash over you

Today is burning

Tomorrow is ripe