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Who Tends the Fire Lyrics by Overkill

The Years of Decay

1989

[Verse 1]
Who tends the fire?
Who keeps the torches lit?
Who fill your eyes with smoke
So you can't see?
I need the fire
I need the torches lit
To see through all the smoke
Covering me

[Chorus]
I have seen the fires burning
Burning through the night
I have watched the tides a-turning
And they go from dark to light

[Verse 2]
What is this meaning?
What does this writing mean?
Where do I go?
What do I do for now?
Prophecies are foolish
They never last
They never speak the truth
So, why are they calling me now?

[Chorus]
I have seen the fires burning
Burning through the night
And I have watched the tides a-turning
And they go from dark to light

[Bridge 1]
I don't know, 'cause I cannot see
All I'm sure is I gotta be
I'm not sure that I'm even me
But I know that I gotta be

[Bridge 2]
You don't know that you're gonna die
Birth, life, death is the reason why
Save those tears that you're gonna cry
'Cause I know that you're gonna die

[Bridge 3]
Yes, I know, though I cannot see
And I'm sure that I gotta be
All these voices are killin' me
And they say that I got
Say that I got
Say that I gotta be me

[Verse 3]
Who tends the fire?
Who keeps the torches lit?
Who fill your eyes with smoke
So you can't see?
I need the fire
I need the torches lit
To see

[Chorus]
I have seen the fires burning
They're burning through the night
I have watched the tide a-turning
Still, the fire burning bright

[Guitar Solo Outro]
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About “Who Tends the Fire” by Overkill

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"Who Tends the Fire" appears on "The Years of Decay" in 1989.

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