Sarah McLachlan - World On Fire
Sarah McLachlan - World On Fire


Sarah McLachlan - World On Fire Lyrics and Youtube Music Videos

Album: Afterglow
Released: 2003

World On Fire Lyrics


Hearts are worn in these dark ages
You're not alone in this story's pages
Night has fallen amongst the living and the dying
And I try to hold it in, yeah I try to hold it in

[Chorus]
The world's on fire and
It's more than I can handle
I dive into the water
(I try to bring my share)
I try to bring more
More than I can handle
(Bring it to the table)
Bring what I am able

I watch the heavens and I find a calling
Something I can do to change what's coming
Stay close to me while the sky is falling
Don't wanna be left alone, don't wanna be alone

[Chorus]

Hearts break, hearts mend
Love still hurts
Visions clash, planes crash
Still there's talk of
Saving souls, still the cold
Is closing in on us

We part the veil on Archille's sun
Stray from the straight line on this short run
The more we take, the less we become
A fortune of one that means less for some

[Chorus: x2]

Writer/s: MCLACHLAN, SARAH / MARCHAND, PIERRE
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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World On Fire
  • McLachlan wrote this in response to the September 11th attack on US. (thanks, Derryl - Mamou, LA)
  • The video simply shows McLachlan performing the song in a plain room. A graphic reveals that the video cost $150,000, but on $15 was spent to make the video. The rest was donated to various charities. (thanks, Donovan Berry - El Dorado, AR)