[Verse 1] There were trees that whispered secrets Where the rivers used to run We carved our names into the bark Then set it all to sun We traded living green for gasoline Lit torches in the rain And still we wonder why the garden cries our name [Pre-Chorus] Smoke curls like serpents Ash falls like snow This isn't hell, no it isn't But it sure feels close [Chorus] These are the fires in Eden The flames we called progress A paradise bleeding For power, for profit, for less We danced while it burned And called it a spark Now we watch angels Drown in the dark [Verse 2] The animals fled in silence While we built our neon thrones Made of concrete and steel Watched the flowers wilt and die Beside our shining phones We paved the path to paradise And lost it to the flame Now even the stars refuse to speak our name [Bridge] "We thought we were kings... But we were only matchsticks." [Chorus] These are the fires in Eden The lies we defended A beauty now bleeding A dream nearly ended We danced while it burned And called it a spark Now we write eulogies Under the dark [Outro] The last ember flickers The garden sleeps low But seeds still remember How forests can grow
