The full Force Fed Lies album by the New Hampshire punkcore band The Hour

Running America

Lead The Charge - Boynton (Back in the Box) at Island St. Keene, NH

FOREST FIRE
Produced by: Red Velvet Beats
Additional Synths & Bass: Adam Pickrell
Live Drums: Mo McNichols
Live Drum Deconstruction/Reprogramming: John Congleton
Horns: Reggie Pace 
There’s forest fire off in the hills again
Always reminds me of the night we spent on the river’s edge 
For hours standing hand in hand

To chicken shit to just go dive right in
To scared to turn away 
And face the fate that awaits us both back on land

A forest fire has a smell to it
A certain sweetness that misleads us 
To believe that everything’s well again

This summer’s sweltering
The kind of heat you feel inside your feet
Radiating upward from the earth within

If I was a smarter man
I’d a never gave you momma’s wedding ring
I would’ve went ahead and pawned the thing

Skipped town, and never called again
But the brain never listens
To the songs that the heart’ll sing

I ain’t no Christian, that was Momma’s thing
I don’t know how to pray, 
And if I did, I’m not too sure he’s listening.

To me, it’s whispering
I don’t know 
Maybe there IS some fucking magic in giving language to those hidden things?

Who are we kidding kid?
We were just born into this
And what the hell would make us think that we were any different?

Your Daddy did the same, 
My Pops did it too
And they came to same spot asking that river for some clues

And all they got was wet shoes
And they gave birth to me and you
So tell me darling, what they hell are we supposed to do?

We dance alone together
Held back by the fear that one day
We might get so close, we’ll never be strong enough to separate

She had this dream that’s clever
We could fold time and space
I like you.  You like me.  
Why are we so afraid?
Why are we so afraid?
Why are we so afraid?
Why are we so afraid?
Why are we so afraid?
Why are we so afraid?
Why are we so afraid?

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Justin Vernon
PRODUCED, ENGINEERED, & RECORDED BY: John Congleton at April Base Studios. Fall Creek, WI
MIXED BY: John Congleton at The Elm Street Funeral Home. Dallas, TX
MASTERED BY: Heba Kadry at Timeless Mastering. Brooklyn, NY

Executive Produced by: Justin Vernon
Produced, Engineered, & Recorded by: John Congleton at April Base Studios. Fall Creek, WI
Mixed by: John Congleton at The Elm Street Funeral Home. Dallas, TX
Mastered by: Heba Kadry at Timeless Mastering. Brooklyn, NY

Cover Photo: Cameron Wittig
HMUA: Romney Chan
“Florida Flag Robe” Designed and Made by: Lina Tillmann
“Handmade Helvetica” Font by: Andy McAlpine

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Forest Fire

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