FACE THE
FIRE
There’s a river on the horizon
It flows any
way you want it to
You can move
the great big mountains
Move the
ground in front of you
While the fire burns in front of you
The chance is offered just this once for you
To make your move towards your future
To take what’s there for you
You say
there is no reason for never doing what you say
Take the
path you know is calling
Before the
chance is gone away
Now the fire burns in front of you
The future lies on the other side for you
Listen deeply to what you know
To what you know is true
It’s time to
face the fire folks
To put it
out before they do
They being
those who hold the power
They who
know not what they do
Yes it’s time to face the fire folks
Yes It’s time to stop all of these jokes
Before the fire burns forever
And swallows up me and you
(1985)
Commentary
I can't remember much about the background to this. I still remember how it goes - slow and melodic. It seems to be a metaphorical reflection of both what what was going on in my inner life, and in the external wider world.
