Cold Fire — A rambling adult warms his hands beside impossible blue-white flames blooming through a frost-bright Merced orchard canal at sunrise

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Cold Fire

Words by Douglas Heyes Jr. Listen to the recorded versions and follow the lyric below.

Original Doug Heyes lyrics · AI-generated music & vocals

An impossible fire burns cold as it sweeps from mountains into the valley, destroying one life while opening another. The narrator moves through spiritual conflict, road-weariness and the search for courage. Music, surrender and the determination to carry love onward offer a way through the darkness rather than an escape from it.

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Recorded versions

3 recordings. Different voices and arrangements bring another side of the song into the light.

Lyrics

Cold Fire

Words by Douglas Heyes Jr

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Cold fire

It's a cold fire sweeping down the way a cold fire going to burn us all today we might have to twist and shout fight our way just to get out when it's done the fire's out seems like what our life's about

Here today the end of times sweet like honey cherry wine

Welcome to the best of times worst of time so far behind

And it's a cold fire spreading like the Wind heart's desire coming back again like the rain is coming down lights come on all over town burning down in Frozen flames Melody Harmony now unchained all of our life now reframed coming down like gentle rain

Unsentimental, in accord confidential, never bored winners in the holy war remember what we're fighting for reasons clear for all of this godly virtues stolen kiss straight on target never miss end of Days a lot like this

As you sew so shall you reap Battlements at Castle keep call of Fortune flying leap fall asleep while counting sheep here's a message from inside life can be a long dark ride musicians fine a long thin line salvation in 3/4 time

It's a cold fire from the mountain top blazing down to the valley floor goldenrod and yellow sun Sparks the end of everyone I've been on the road too long another life another song another wife who will belong to this tribe as we move along

Coda:

Cold fire cold fire never burning out cold fire soul's desire never down and out let that bright cold fire burn your tender skin listen to the voice inside let your passion in when you know just who You are it won't matter anymore sometimes near and sometimes far on the shores of evermore

Goodbye my friends hail and farewell we walked alone through living hell but now the time has come to pass the Master's feet upon the grass follow in his footsteps now give your will to him allow the seeds of love to sew everywhere that you must go

You will travel around the world man or woman boy or girl your voice will be heard by all as you're answering the call don't be fearful of the night black surrounds the brightest light when you can see eternity then will come your victory

Till then, it's a cold fire blazing in your heart this cold blue fire must be your brand new start take your courage take your will swallow your last bitter pill and when the cold Fire Burns you down a whole new life comes back around

Outro:

It's a cold fire a cold cold fire a cold fire a cold cold fire…Music fades OUT…..