While France Burns Verse 1 It is so sad to watch Those beautiful old buildings burn, Stone that held a million stories, Pages we can’t return. Every window, every doorway, Every carving, every wall Took generations to create— And hours to lose it all. Chorus While France burns, the whole world watches, Flames against the evening sky. What took many lifetimes to build Can be gone before the morning light. And when the smoke has cleared away, What will the ashes say? Some things can be rebuilt again— Some things will never be the same. Verse 2 Different languages and customs, Different prayers and ways of life— Can they live beside each other When there’s room enough for light. But when anger finds a spark, And the streets become a stage, People lose sight of one another In the heat of all that rage. Chorus While France burns, the whole world watches, Flames against the evening sky. What took many lifetimes to build Can be gone before the morning light. And when the smoke has cleared away, What will the ashes say? Some things can be rebuilt again— Some things will never be the same. Bridge The horrors keep on building, The hurt keeps finding fuel. A frightened crowd, a shattered night, A fire no one can control. And somewhere, so many memories Are burning with the stones a falling— A doorway they once walked through, A place they called their own. Final Chorus While France burns, the whole world watches, And wonders what the flames will leave. A city marked by sorrow, A people trying to believe That after all the smoke has cleared, But is there a way to heal. But what took generations to build Can vanish in a single night. Outro It took generations to build. It took hours to tear it down. The flames may fade by morning— But the loss will still be found.
