sing4me88 wrote a lyric (turns out it was his first ever post here from long ago) and his imagery and word play triggered a recollection of a song I've been wanting to write for the longest time, and just could never get a foothold on. This is what I did after reading his lyric. I ran it by him before posting to make sure he didn't feel I'd plagiarized.
"THE WHOLE DAMNED SKY'S ON FIRE"
Verse 1.
From bright blue skies to crimson red,
The mountain consumes the sun.
Shadows play across your face,
Could you really be "the one?"
Familiar insecurity
Doubts I know so well.
Am I climbing up to heaven's gate
Or descending into Hell?
Am I climbing up to heaven's gate
Or descending into Hell?
CHORUS:
The sunset dances in your eyes
accentuates desire.
Hurry sundown. Bring the night,
The whole damned sky's on fire.
A flaming sky to signify
a beginning or a funeral pyre.
Verse 2.
Angry flames rise to the sky
And the sparks fly higher still.
From the bonfire we created to
Ward off the night time chill.
Will love run hot like that fire we lit?
Should we feed that fire tonight?
In love, there is no certainty.
It's so hard to know what's right.
Hard to know when to turn and run
and when to stand your ground and fight.
CHORUS:
The firelight flickers in your eyes
and I'm tempted to inquire.
Did a chill run up and down your spine with.
The whole damned sky on fire.
That flaming sky, does it signify
a beginning or a funeral pyre.
Verse 3.
You're lying close - in my arms.
As midnight's slowly turning.
The fire dies down to embers now
As love lies slowly burning.
Will love endure or just burn out?
Like that fire by morning's light?
Sometimes you've got to risk being burned.
To have a chance to get it right.
Hard to know when to turn and run
and when to stand your ground and fight.
CHORUS:
I can't get the vision out of my mind when
The whole damned sky's on fire.
You lie there sleeping in my arms
Can I provide what you require?
The embers glow - do they represent,
A new beginning or a funeral pyre?