As it Burns

I have seen the mountain, I have seen the war, I have carried silence where they ask for more. I have watched their towers, rising just to fall, I have heard the voice that called me through it all. And it hurts And it hurts As it burns I have seen the ocean, stretching past the shore, I have held the questions that they all ignore. I have walked the fire, burned but standing tall, I have loved the broken, knowing I could fall. And it falls, And it falls As it burns They tell you what to follow, they define the prize, They give you maps and markers, but never tell you why. They show you how to measure, they teach you how to bend, But no one tells you what remains when every road must end. And it ends And it ends As it burns The world takes and hungers, always wanting more, You still want more, you still want more. I have seen God, not in heaven, but in me, And it is within me, As it burns As it burns As it all falls down