The song is about Global Warming and how big oil companies are heating up the earth and the media that are owned by those same companies are not covering it.
The song samples Jan Johansson’s One for My Baby
[Verse 1]
I keep watching the world trace
Their circles in their places
Joining the race inside a maze
Look 'round, are you one of them?
Yeah, see how they can all seem
Pointless in worry
Slow down to hurry
[Chorus]
The world could be on fire
And we wouldn't know
The temperature is rising
And no one knows
Hide behind the money
That's the way it goes
The world could be on fire
And we wouldn't know
[Verse 2]
Complaining 'bout the same things
Not watching where we're goin'
Ending up 50
Somehow with nothing
No don't listen to what they say
I admit I know that I have
Don't be the same
Don't be the same
[Chorus]
The world could be on fire
And we wouldn't know
The temperature is rising
And no one knows
Hide behind the money
That's the way it goes
The world could be on fire
And we wouldn't know
[Bridge]
And so it goes another day here
Passing by
I saw it waving from the window
Could you save me?
Keep takin' time, takin' your time
But there's no time left
Listen for it's almost over
Yeah
[Chorus]
The world could be on fire
And we wouldn't know
The temperature is risin'
And no one knows
We'll hide behind the money
That's the way it goes
The world could be on fire
And we wouldn't know
World on Fire was written by Ashe & Harold Arlen & Johnny Mercer & Frederic Kennett & Robert Hauldren.
World on Fire was produced by Louis The Child.
Louis The Child released World on Fire on Fri Mar 24 2017.
This is maybe one of the most meaningful songs I’ve ever written – it’s very very special to me and close to my heart. I’m sick of the world making excuses or covering things up because of money. It’s time to wake up.