The War

Light a candle, stare into the flame Never mind the pounding on the door If you move real soft, they might just go away Their shadows shuffling on the floor Lift your head, smoke is in the air Can you hear the piper and the drums Blow out the candle 'cause you don't want to know Something wicked this way comes Build some walls around you They may keep you safe from change The world may burn all around you But the dogs are restless, and they're sniffing at your door And now they talk of war, war Now they talk of war, talk of war Crack the window, take a look outside Everybody's gone, or gone away Hiding alone, too afraid to leave Light another candle here and stay May your walls surround you May they keep you safe from change The world may burn all around you But the dogs are restless, and they're scratching at your door And I can hear the war, pounding And I can see the war, steaming And I can feel the war, burning It's coming through the door And your walls surround you Protecting you from change Watch the world burn around you But the past, it's restless, and it's coming through your door I can hear the war, pounding I can see the war, and it's steaming I can feel the war, burning I can hear the war, and it's pounding I can see the war, steaming I can feel the war, Fire... Fire... Fire