“greek’s latest release ‘when the world is on fire’ is communal, familiar, and simple. In light of this past year, the song explores spaces of commonality, but more than this, it acts as a global corrective. When the strange memories from this time feel like they will stay with us forever, lingering...
[Verse 1]
Baby I know you're afraid
For all I know
The daylight's dead
Maybe I played you like a fool
The wound seems fresh (fresh)
And everyone's dead as hell
I heard you been saving your money
I hope you know there won't be rent
When you're dead and gone
No, no for you honey
No no no no no no
I heard you been wasting your time
On a platform that
Runs you dry
All the time
[Chorus]
And all your faith in man-
Throw that shit away
'cus the world's on fire
When your light is gone
Don't you fade away
When the world's on fire, woah
[Verse 2]
Fading flowers in your basement
No sunlight inside
You're lonely inside here
Dead man
And the bulletproof hurts-
Nothing really hurts you anymore
Nothing really sways your judgement
[Bridge]
The newsman says
The bullets don't stop
And the natural disasters keep coming and floating in
Every other day
And I've been so scared to admit
That I'm afraid to die
[Chorus]
And all your faith in man-
Throw that shit away
'cus the world's on fire
When your light is gone
Don't you fade away
When the world's on fire, woah
when the world is on fire was written by Michael Davie.
greek released when the world is on fire on Wed Oct 07 2020.