Smoke Ring Days

Lyrics

Silent City


We were frozen in fire

We were baptized by flame

When it all boiled over

What it all boils down to

Is that we were all to blame
 


You can spin the story
Through your goons and your spies

When it all boiled over

What it all boils down to

Is that we still live the lies


Nothing moves or breathes

All we do is grieve

For those lost to the flame

I’m a ghost alone

Here inside the zone

Hoping someone somewhere still whispers my name
 


Wish I couldn’t remember

How we hoped at the start

When it all boiled over

What it all boils down to

Is that we all chose our part
 


Now that there’s no over

Tell me what did we learn

When it all boiled over

What it all boils down to

Never knew how bad we’d burn

 

No more night or day

All is white and gray

Nothing grows or turns green

No sounds fill the air

All is silent there

And forever it’s as if we’d never been
 


Few knew of our fate

‘Til it was too late

With no way to turn ‘round

Still they struggled on

Fighting dusk to dawn

Lost the race and just fell in place to the ground


We were frozen in fire

We were baptized by flame

When it all boiled over

What it all boils down to

Is we’d do it all again
 


Yes, we’d do it all again
 


Oh God, again

© Richard Eppedio and C.R. Keyser-Posner/Smokesongs Ltd.