City on Fire - Tyler Hilton

Well here lies one who used to stand up

To the darkness born in man

And blindly follow faith into the light

Let the fire burn a lullaby

Straight to the heart straight through the night

A tale of teaching man to get it right

Well she had promised all to me

A grown woman still yet to be

With eyes as wide as Colorado plains

But souls like hers are far and rare

And don’t deserve the world we share

And finally left it peaceful as she came

City on fire

It’s getting away

The river’s dry

There ain’t been rain

The wind still blows

Spark to flame

Don’t take the child

City on fire

Well I didn’t shed a tear

Shed enough by then that year

Fertile seeds of vengeance sprouting like a grain

My heart grew dense like ancient wood

Choking out the last of my good

Leaving only murder on the brain

City on fire

It’s getting away

The river’s dry

There ain’t been rain

The wind still blows

Spark to flame

Don’t take the child

City on fire

City on fire

It’s getting away

The river’s dry

There ain’t been rain

The wind still blows

Spark to flame

Don’t take the child

City on fire

Well Fate is just a word until

Fortune meets a patient will

And you find yourself a gun against your neck

«You've seen my face,» he heard me cry

And I could see he was scared to die

Til I spoke her name to the center of his deck

City on fire

It’s getting away

The river’s dry

There ain’t been rain

The wind still blows

Spark to flame

Don’t take the child

City on fire

City on fire

It’s getting away

The river’s dry

There ain’t been rain

The wind still blows

Spark to flame

Don’t take the child

City on fire