World On Fire Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Stranded 

Cover art for World On Fire lyrics by Sarah McLachlan

This song couldn't be more important in a time where Americans spend so much money on themselves and don't really seem to care about anything else happening in the world. We went apeshit over Katrina and still obsess over it, but there has never been a similar outpouring for people in other countries. The only event even comparable would be the Tsunami of 2005.

Sarah's song is incredible, but is made so much more meaningful by her video. She wrote the song as a response to September 11th. I'm so glad she, as always, strayed away from the mainstream crap like Toby Keith, and addressed the real need to look after each other and to help those less fortunate.

Such an incredible effort. I will always love her for this.