A Nation on Fire
by Machine Head
From the album: Burn My Eyes
Track 7 of 11 on Burn My Eyes (1994).
Duration: 5:33
Lyrics for A Nation on Fire
Well I see, I feel On my way You close your eyes, scared to think what You might see A world that spends more to kill than to cure Living, writhing, diseased, so unpure It hardens me, the things I see But I won't break, it gives me strength Our suffering, won't always be We'll dominate, this nation on fire The media it Blinds our eyes A people divided And force fed lies The black and white societies corrode Warring, hating, blind, a rage explodes So take my hand, across this land I won't go down, stand my ground Our suffering, won't always be We'll dominate, this nation on fire This nation's built on fighting war after war And for my brothers, I will fight and stand for 'Cause I won't break. Your truth is fake If blood ran red, you'd leave me for dead A nation on fire A nation on fire You tell me peace, well I hear gunshots all night The scars I have, I've earned 'cause I've had to fight An endless pain, and it won't change We just sat by, and watched this world die A nation on fire A nation on fire