[Somber Intro: distant bombs, violin drone, ghostly wind] [Verse 1] Trenches carved in Belgian mud Verdun's ghosts still walk the field So much brave and precious blood For so little that was real [Heavy Pre-Chorus] Then the second storm arrived Holocaust and atom's glow Questioned if we had survived Asked us what we really know [Intense Chorus] World on fire, burning bright All our bridges turned to ash World on fire, endless night History's terrible crash We are fighters, we are broken We are words that can't be spoken World on fire, world on fire Sacred vows that we have broken [Verse 2] From the ashes we will rise Wiser now and not so proud [Chorus] [Memorial Bridge: gunfire echoes, solemn piano, soldier’s whisper] [Final Chorus + Reflective Outro: lone trumpet, silence returning]
