World on Fire

[Verse 1] Boss cut the hours, said the numbers went south Cover work dried up, no money in the house I grin through the shift while the whole place shakes Then count every dollar for the landlord’s sake You ask when I’m coming home, I say soon But I sit in the car till the afternoon moon Messages pile up, I can’t answer one Every promise I made feels like another undone [Pre-Chorus] I keep telling tomorrow it’ll turn around But tomorrow keeps pulling my feet underground [Chorus] World on fire, and I’m standing in the heat Work falling through, no ground under my feet Home going quiet, my head won’t let me sleep I’m trying not to quit, but the drop is getting steep World on fire, hear the timber crack I’m carrying the weight and it’s bending my back If I disappear, know I fought to stay One more breath in me, one more day [Verse 2] Kitchen faucet drips like a clock with no hands You stopped talking future, I stopped making plans We used to split takeout and laugh at the rain Now every small question turns sharp with the pain I missed your call, then I missed your eyes Sleep beside you wide awake, telling half-truth lies There’s a locked room upstairs in the back of my mind I keep losing the key every night I go inside [Pre-Chorus] I keep telling tomorrow it’ll turn around But tomorrow keeps pulling my feet underground [Chorus] World on fire, and I’m standing in the heat Work falling through, no ground under my feet Home going quiet, my head won’t let me sleep I’m trying not to quit, but the drop is getting steep World on fire, hear the timber crack I’m carrying the weight and it’s bending my back If I disappear, know I fought to stay One more breath in me, one more day [Bridge] Don’t tell me it gets better like a slogan on a wall Just sit beside me while I count what’s left to hold I can’t promise pretty, I can’t promise clean But I haven’t crossed that final line between [Final Chorus] World on fire, but I’m breathing through the smoke Lost half my plans, still got one hand on the rope Home needs a man who can admit when he’s weak So I’m saying it plain, I’m too tired to speak World on fire, let the broken rafters fall I won’t call it victory, I won’t call it solved If you still hear me, answer when I pray One more breath in me, one more day [Outro] The morning comes pale through the window glass I’m not rebuilt, but I’m here when it passes