Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
Fan the flame from the fire of freedom
Fan the flame from the fire of freedom
Fan the flame from the fire of freedom
From out of the fire into the flame
Burnin' motherland we be goin' insane
Tough like a truck keep me comin' through the rain
Got me comin' when I'm runnin' out yet I'm feelin' OK
I'm the kind of man make you fly like a plane
Take you on a vacation from the pain
Rollin like thunder like a runaway train
Let me take you on an escapade
I say oh ye oh ye oh oh,
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh ye oh ye oh oh,
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
I'm keep on goin' keep on rising
Elevate your mind it's all in the timing
Light up the freedom flame
Open up the skies your highway
Keep it goin' till we reach the right way
Light up the freedom flame
I got roots like a tree holdin' me down
With my eyes on the sky but my feet on the ground
And the people they'll come when they wanna gather round
'Cause they hear some distant sound
Split the sea jump in with me
Tonight we leave in the streets we scream
Freedom
I said let it all ring
I said let it all ring
Oh ye oh ye oh oh,
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh ye oh ye oh oh,
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
I'm keep on goin' keep on rising
Elevate your mind it's all in the timing
Light up the freedom flame
Open up the skies your highway
Keep it goin' till we reach the right way
Light up the freedom flame
Once I was in the dungeon
Now I can taste my freedom
I'm seein' rainbows and rays of light
These are the things make me feel alright
Airtight outta sight like in the lime light
When you answer it right it's bound to be alright
When the train hits on the time track
The hurricanes back and I'm goin' till the lights fade black, fade black,
Fade black
Let it all rain now
Keep on goin' keep on rising
Elevate your mind it's all in the timing
Light up the freedom flame
Open up the skies your highway
Keep it goin' till we reach the right way
Light up the freedom flame
Clear the way
My love is coming through
Ignite the flame
My light will shine for you
Fight the night and do what I got to do
Kiss the sky to prove myself
Clear the way
My love is coming through
The darkness was sparkling in a hundred paths
Narrow long roads
The house of the world was made
Fan the flame from the fire of freedom
Fan the flame from the fire of freedom
From out of the fire into the flame
Burnin' motherland we be goin' insane
Tough like a truck keep me comin' through the rain
Got me comin' when I'm runnin' out yet I'm feelin' OK
I'm the kind of man make you fly like a plane
Take you on a vacation from the pain
Rollin like thunder like a runaway train
Let me take you on an escapade
I say oh ye oh ye oh oh,
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh ye oh ye oh oh,
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
I'm keep on goin' keep on rising
Elevate your mind it's all in the timing
Light up the freedom flame
Open up the skies your highway
Keep it goin' till we reach the right way
Light up the freedom flame
I got roots like a tree holdin' me down
With my eyes on the sky but my feet on the ground
And the people they'll come when they wanna gather round
'Cause they hear some distant sound
Split the sea jump in with me
Tonight we leave in the streets we scream
Freedom
I said let it all ring
I said let it all ring
Oh ye oh ye oh oh,
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh ye oh ye oh oh,
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
I'm keep on goin' keep on rising
Elevate your mind it's all in the timing
Light up the freedom flame
Open up the skies your highway
Keep it goin' till we reach the right way
Light up the freedom flame
Once I was in the dungeon
Now I can taste my freedom
I'm seein' rainbows and rays of light
These are the things make me feel alright
Airtight outta sight like in the lime light
When you answer it right it's bound to be alright
When the train hits on the time track
The hurricanes back and I'm goin' till the lights fade black, fade black,
Fade black
Let it all rain now
Keep on goin' keep on rising
Elevate your mind it's all in the timing
Light up the freedom flame
Open up the skies your highway
Keep it goin' till we reach the right way
Light up the freedom flame
Clear the way
My love is coming through
Ignite the flame
My light will shine for you
Fight the night and do what I got to do
Kiss the sky to prove myself
Clear the way
My love is coming through
The darkness was sparkling in a hundred paths
Narrow long roads
The house of the world was made
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
Fire of Freedom Lyrics as written by Matthew Miller Allan Peter Grigg
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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