The Day The Earth Caught Fire Lyrics - Lion's Share

the day the earth caught fire we stood 

outside the world was laughing and 

in the city square they cast umbrellas 

to the sky the sun above my head 

was burning greedy red the horns began 

to blow "three cheers for jericho" 

the first evacuee i was headed 

for the sea ,i saw them the roadside refugees 

the boys with bloody knees who waved 

abandoned cars that lay too tired 

to drive away "a world in flames today" 

was all the papers had to say 

run for your life the earth's caught fire 

run for your life the earth's caught fire 

run run run run for your life the earth's 

on fire run for your life the earth's 

on fire run run run 

the streetcar prophet said "you thought 

that god was dead-i warned you" the sinners 

and the saved they fell down to their knees 

and prayed believers held their breath 

and stoned a witch to death the leaders 

and the led said "blow the bloody reds away!"