(Verse 1) Beneath the summer’s burning hand A shadow walked across the land Knocking softly door to door Promising a ruthless war “Are you ready?” it would cry “For a heat that scars the sky?” Even rivers seemed afraid At the path its footsteps made (Pre-Chorus) Then it came and called my name Wrapped in dust and dressed in flame But I would not let it in Nor surrender to its wind (Chorus) I said: “Nothing reaches us below But the will of God alone…” Suddenly the silence grew Like the sky itself just knew All its anger lost command Fading like forgotten sand And the fire that shook the earth Could not answer heaven’s words (Verse 2) Days went drifting slowly by Underneath a copper sky Till one evening at my door Came that voice once feared before Not with thunder, not with pride But with sorrow in its eyes Summer stood there weak and pale Like a storm too tired to rage (Pre-Chorus 2) Then it whispered soft and low: “He has heard the prayers you spoke Those who seek the Lord above Cannot be destroyed by us…” (Chorus) And I said: “Show some mercy while you live Heaven gives to those who give…” Then the warm wind bowed its head And the furious silence fled All the trees began to sway Like the fear had washed away Even sunlight seemed to shine Soft and holy through the sky (Bridge) Still we walked through summer days Still we bore its scorching blaze Still we tasted fruits so sweet Growing underneath the heat Yet inside my soul remains Something hard for words to name Like a burden disappeared Like the world grew slightly healed (Final Chorus) Now whenever warm winds rise And the fire climbs the sky I remember at my door How the mighty spoke no more For a single faithful word Can outlive the loudest storm And the fiercest flames above May fall silent before love (Outro) Beneath the summer’s fading light The earth still turns into the night And every season learns somehow… No fire burns forever now.
