World of Fire

Environmental destruction, climate change, war, epidemics, homelessness, drug addiction. Sometimes the disasters pile up in our brains like a toxic dump. And when a personal crisis intersects with societal catastrophe, it can feel like there’s no way out. Like you’re living in a world of fire.

I don’t remember the specific events that inspired this song, but I was imagining a TV war correspondent whose personal life has gone to hell while he’s covering a revolution in some Latin American country (it was written during the days of Contras and Noriega). Working with the band, we gave it a moody, cinematic arrangement—impassioned vocals, screaming slide guitar and stormy sound effects. Available on Apple Music and Spotify.

In the green glow, I have seen
Dying children, broken dreams
Burning bottles, needle of pain
And I wonder why I remain
In this world of fire
World of fire

Blood and chicken, beans and rice
Open windows late at night
I remember your white knees
As you fell away from me
In this world of fire
World of fire

Credits:
Written by Corey L Fayman and recorded at Studio 3, San Diego, CA
Bruce Fayman – lead vocals
Judy Jackson – lead vocals
Ken Rash – guitar and slide guitar
Corey Fayman – keyboards
Mike Borman – Drums
Cliff Morse – Bass