September Burning
©2020 Lyrics by Conni Leigh James; music by Chris Dean
[VERSE 1]
She can taste the ash on the autumn breezes
Says a quiet prayer for the winds to turn
She packs up memories, sifts through the pieces
What will she carry with her
And what will she leave behind to burn
Childhood summers she remembers
Til the Santa Anas swept through the pines
These days those winds bring smoke and embers
The world is burning faster now
She won’t be coming back this time
[CHORUS]
Burning… September burning….
Burning… September burning….
[VERSE 2]
Worlds away from that scorched earth morning
Blood-red ash in a sunrise sky
I close my eyes to the truth that’s dawning
There’s no time left for compromise
This world’s not made for sacrifice
When someone else’s tomorrow dies
[CHORUS]
Burning… September burning….
Burning… September burning….
[BRIDGE]
Some say the world will end in fire
Some say melting ice as the oceans rise
Roll the dice, the stakes are high now
We won’t be coming back this time….
[VERSE 3]
As we write the fate of this world we’ve borrowed
From our daughter’s child, will the lessons learned
Be a spark of faith for her tomorrow
At this silent site of no return
[OUTRO]
What will we carry with us?
What will we leave behind to burn?
The love we’ll carry with us…. The rest we’ll leave behind to burn