[Intro - Smooth jazz guitar riff with upright bass groove – soft percussion, subtle dub delay Atmospheric pad in the background] [Verse 1] Plastic paradise on every screen Buyin’ gold to chase a dream We got closets full of nothin’ new And empty hearts with too much blue Scrollin’ lives we’ll never live Talkin’ love, forget to give Feelin’ lost in neon light Drownin’ truth to feed the hype [Pre-Chorus] Yeah, we build our towers high While the soul runs dry Every smile we fake Another piece we break [Chorus ] Fire spreads in every street Hatred marchin’ on repeat While the water of love runs low Where did all the kindness go? We feed the flame of greed and pride Roll out the red for envy’s ride And the children learn to fight Before they ever learn what’s right [Verse 2] Guns in games, rage in play Virtual war shapes minds like clay Peace becomes a foreign word Just an echo barely heard We trade our time for empty noise Teach our girls to fear, our boys To carry fury in their hands ‘Cause no one taught 'em how to stand [Pre-Chorus] [Reintroduce pizzicato strings + a soft jazz flute line] We keep the silence loud Just blend into the crowd But the world’s cryin’ out And still we turn about [Chorus] Fire spreads from eye to eye Truth replaced by boldest lie While the water of sense grows thin And the fools get loud within We chase the high of takin’ more Lock our hearts behind the door While love just fades like distant rain And reason whispers still in vain [Spoken Bridge ] “How long 'til we wake and see That more ain't always meant to be? That power built on broken backs Will crumble under its own cracks…” [Final Chorus] Fire’s burnin’ through the night But we still got a spark of light If we learn to listen deep And sow the seeds we’re meant to keep Let love rain down like healing skies Wash the poison from our eyes Let the water rise again Cool this fever, heal the pain [Outro]
