Michael Ritchie me too ❤ I heard that one first and listened to it over and over before buying the album.. and now for the millionth time I am smiling and thanking God for this band and the way they just seem to "get it." I have never had music speak to me so powerfully as this band does, and music is my life. Forever my favorite band and some of my favorite people! I love worshipping with them!
Honestly, I thought that it said "you possess your possessions AND they possess you", cause it's almost always a two way street. You can't own something without it owning a part of you
Letra / lyrics💫🙌🏽 Ashes from the flames The truth is what remains The truth is what you save From the fire And you fight for what you love Don't matter if it hurts You find out what it's worth And you let the rest burn The sunset burns like gasoline Touch me and make sure that I'm not dreaming I see her face and my heart skips beats But I still get the feeling that we're half asleep and There's a spark in the corner of my baby's eye Like a distant star that won't burn quiet And I might not know what I want from this life But I know I want more than the starting line So give me the fire, Yeah give me the Fire! I can hear the motor running down the interstate And all the distractions fade away And if the house burns down tonight I got everything I need with you by my side I see the smoke piling up in the rear view mirror Yeah but I ain't ever seen it any clearer If the house burns down tonight I got everything I need when I got you by my side And let the rest burn And let the rest burn And let the rest burn I've given too much of my heart away My soul's holding on like a house divided Like a match it burns down like a masquerade And I had to let it go when the fire ignited One heart, two hands, your life is all you hold (your life is all you hold) To hold, hold tight and let the bitter go Yeah let it go, and give me the fire The smoke tries choking the pacific sun We rocket down the road like we're shot out of guns And if the house burns down tonight I got everything I need with you by my side Holding you and the wheel and it occurs to me We're driving down the edge of eternity And if the house burns down tonight I got everything I need when I got you by my side And let the rest burn And let the rest burn Put your hand in mine and Put your heart in driving We got everything we need yeah We got everything we need yeah Left it all behind us What we need will find us We got everything we need yeah We got everything we need yeah Can you hear that motor running Can you hear that motor running There ain't no stopping us now There ain't no slowing us down Can you hear that motor running Can you hear that motor run, run, run And all those lies that mattered most to me Were draining me dry making a ghost of me And if the house burns down tonight I got everything I need, everything I need There's a fire coming that we all will go through You possess your possessions or they possess you And if the house burns down tonight I got everything I need when I got you by my side And let the rest burn Ashes from the flames, the truth is what remains
This whole album, especially this song is *Unbelievable*....One of the Greatest ever I would say, just like Fading West.... People are missing out on the Platinum cause they're busy playing in the dirt called mainstream.... I'M ONE OF THE LUCKIEST PERSON TO KNOW SWITCHFOOT😍🔥!
One of the best songs ever written. Sadly, most of the population will never ever comprehend this. Please don't change. We love you. For all of those that haven't told you yet, this is our anthem, and it is now more timely than ever.
Ashes from the flames The truth is what remains The truth is what you save From the fire And you fight for what you love Don't matter if it hurts You find out what it's worth And you let the rest burn The sunset burns like gasoline Touch me and make sure that I'm not dreaming I see her face and my heart skips beats But I still get the feeling that we're half asleep and There's a spark in the corner of my baby's eye Like a distant star that won't burn quiet And I might not know what I want from this life But I know I want more than the starting line So give me the fire I can hear the motor running down the interstate And all the distractions fade away And if the house burns down tonight I got everything I need with you by my side I see the smoke piling up in the rear view mirror Yeah but I ain't ever seen it any clearer If the house burns down tonight I got everything I need when I got you by my side And let the rest burn And let the rest burn And let the rest burn I've given too much of my heart away My soul's holding on like a house divided Like a match it burns down like a masquerade And I had to let it go when the fire ignited One heart, two hands, your life is all you hold (your life is all you hold) To hold, hold tight and let the bitter go Yeah let it go, and give me the fire The smoke tries choking the pacific sun We rocket down the road like we're shot out of guns And if the house burns down tonight I got everything I need with you by my side Holding you and the wheel and it occurs to me We're driving down the edge of eternity And if the house burns down tonight I got everything I need when I got you by my side And let the rest burn And let the rest burn Put your hand in mine and Put your heart in driving We got everything we need yeah We got everything we need yeah Left it all behind us What we need will find us We got everything we need yeah We got everything we need yeah Can you hear that motor running Can you hear that motor running There ain't no stopping us now There ain't no slowing us down Can you hear that motor running Can you hear that motor run, run, run And all those lies that mattered most to me Were draining me dry making a ghost of me And if the house burns down tonight I got everything I need, everything I need There's a fire coming that we all will go through You possess your possessions or they possess you And if the house burns down tonight I got everything I need when I got you by my side And let the rest burn Ashes from the flames, the truth is what remains
Greatness! Fantastic tunes to the one. Came out of a deep conversation when I heard this one as it sounded like Bono with a different lead guitarist… (huge U2 fan and this has some of the big band edge and I hope you get to smash the big stages)
+Singing Bird: Dave Grohl is the frontman for Foo Fighters, and I agree with you, Jon's voice is amazing. Much better than Dave's, hehe. The vocals have the energy and power akin to Dave's style, methinks. PS Someone just said this also sounds like John Butler Trio; take your pick, I guess!
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