[Verse] She wore her best red sari bright as a dawn To jump into flames where her husband had gone She said one last prayer with a wink in her eye Faithful wife they shouted as she shot to the sky [Chorus] Faithful flames light the night oh so high Burn baby burn in that smoke-filled sky Oh what a sight for the village to see Faithful widow soaring wild and free [Verse 2] She leapt so high they thought she might fly Over the Ganges where the water runs dry But the pollution caught her like a bubble’s kiss Floating downstream in an ashy bliss [Chorus] Faithful flames light the night oh so high Burn baby burn in that smoke-filled sky Oh what a sight for the village to see Faithful widow soaring wild and free [Bridge] There she goes above the sacred stream Turning the brown waters into a dream In a river of trash there's beauty to find When a faithful heart leaves the pain behind [Verse 3] From the bank they searched for a sign of grace In the whirls and swirls of the Ganges' face But she danced on ripples whispering bye One last twirl in the smoke and cry
