Rob Thomas - Fire On The Mountain Lyrics






Fire on the mountain
Through the freeze
Save yourself
There's evil
In the garden
But you don't see it
I can tell

[Chorus]
How do you sleep while the city's burning
Where do you go when you can't go home
How do you drink when there's blood in the water
Where do you turn when the world moves on
When the world moves on, on

Fire on the mountain
You can feel it
Against your skin
You're standing
By the river
Let the river
Take you in

How do you sleep while the city's burning
Where do you go when you can't go home
How do you drink when there's blood in the water
Where do you turn when the world moves on
When the world moves on
When the world moves on, on
Yeah

[x2]
Hell, I see smoke out on the horizon
Mama, get your baby, take her down to the water
I view the wind like a promise broken
I see the future but it's getting farther

How do you sleep while the city's burning
Where do you go when you can't go home
How do you drink when there's blood in the water
Where do you turn when the world moves on
When the world moves on, hey
When the world moves on, [x3]
Yeah, oh Yeah, oh yeah world moves on
That world moves on, yeah





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  1. c.... f....

    worried about fire on the mountain. really? commercialism is bliss.. I hope I am wrong... sorry days to come....

  2. c.... f....

    I love this song. A person who was a dancer... said can't I recognise his flat nose and high forrid... well no. .. stop projecting... you are a human being to me.... was oxford st real? to the fkag bearer

  3. K.... N....

    Who is here 2019?
    Who else plays this awesome song immediately after Real World '09?

  4. S.... J....

    2019 peeps, where are y’all at?
    This song is timeless!

  5. A.... M....

    I’m really late to the party and just heard this song for the first time last night at his concert in New Orleans. It’s a new fav and even better live! ♥️

  6. s.... ....

    Can't believe i am just now finding this amazing song

  7. s.... b....

    love it:) great drum line:) Need a great 7.1 system at least to really hear it:)

  8. K.... R....

    Love this song

  9. K.... B....

    Love all your songs and your style ! Carinho,,always.

  10. L.... ....

    This song makes me think of the hobbit trilogy!

  11. A.... ....

    It's like this generations U2.

  12. T.... M....

    Most underrated Rob Thomas song ever!! And my personal favorite. Im gonna do a drum cover to this song in a few weeks. Anyone..check it out in a few weeks

    T.... M....

    Amen. And one of.my.favs!

    T.... M....

    TheAnalog Mann this whole album is really good

  13. �.... ....

    Feeling nostalgic!! The lyrics give me goosepumps every damn time

  14. H.... S....

    "Lord of the Flies," anyone? 

    H.... S....

    More like "The Hobbit"

  15. A.... O....

    Perfect song for Rapid Fire by Donna Ball... <3

  16. M.... ....

    My god, tell me about it.

  17. S.... T....

    love love.

  18. N.... ....

    My thoughts exactly!

  19. E.... ....

    And The Dwarves of Erebor.

  20. S.... T....

    love it.

  21. E.... A....

    Rob Thomas at his best

  22. A.... S....

    Why have I only just now heard this song? And Why does it remind me so much of Thorin Oakenshield???

  23. C.... ....

    The Ring of Fire

  24. k.... ....

    This is a perfect song for Thorin!

  25. r.... ....

    I love all his different music styles, but his folk-like songs are freaking awesome. I want more like this

  26. T.... ....

    *pats head* I know that terrible feeling T^T

  27. C.... ....

    People are allowed to have their own taste in music.

  28. J.... W....

    Dont hate on Nicki and Drake. They have nice songs too.

  29. J.... W....

    This songs awesome and speaks truth!

  30. M.... C....

    SOOOOOOO much better than that Nicki Minaj and Drake crap of today.. what are kids of my generation thinking ?!?! Dx

  31. H.... ....

    I'm so glad I'm not the only one who thinks this would of been perfect for The Hunger Games

  32. T.... ....

    @lovelifexoxoable i think its about making the right choices when the options are the worst or perhaps about how to act during worst circumstances

  33. l.... ....

    does anyone know what this song is supposed to mean? i have to write a paper about it & i really dont know whats it supposed to mean.

  34. P.... L....

    this is the perfect theme song for the hunger games!!!

  35. C.... B....

    I don't know what country everyone else is living in that Rob Thomas is an unknown, but he's pretty well known in America. His songs are all over the radio...he's definitely not a mystery to anyone putting the dials on adult contemporary or contemporary hits.

  36. f.... ....

    this is not the original just for info^^

  37. s.... ....

    @MsKry1998, AMEN!!! LONG LIVE ROB THOMAS!!!!

  38. K.... R....

    i'm simply in LOVE with rob thomas..I know EVERYTHING about him..People dont recognise what a great singer he really is and they listen to rap and stupid Hollywood Magic,its not even real music,THIS,this is real music.

    K.... R....

    I promise, you don't know everything about him lol. What's that tribal looking tattoo on his left upper arm mean? I bought it for him. I know!

  39. N.... R....

    i have this album great songs!

  40. t.... E....

    What a powerful song. The words themselves are powerful, but add his voice and the instrumental, and you have one HELL of a performance.
    Fire on the mountain? Try fire in this song.

  41. S.... ....

    mnogo dobro (H)

  42. n.... ....

    i just know becuz rob thomas is so awesome, that when he's dead everyone will say
    same like michael jackson OOOOHHH NOOOOOOOOOO HE'S DEAD and everyone will buy his plates

  43. d.... ....

    @daylanrayne sorry i meant - his wife..

  44. d.... ....

    @MrTamaMan Maybe Mexico and the drug wars , he wife is from there. It'd make sense that it'd influence him.

    d.... ....

    His wife is from Puerto Rico lol.

  45. M.... M....

    Love this song! I love reading descriptions & possible meanings for the, that it's geared as a statement about Middle East relations, or the Darfur crisis....it's so deep and extensive no matter what though!

  46. J.... L....

    Wow, this is probably my favorite song by him. Gasoline is a close second, but this is just great. The lyrics, the music, and his voice....just intense. It's such a good song. I wish more people were into his music now....

  47. T.... D....

    Its weird

    From 0:00 to like 1:20 it reminds me of me and my GF looking at a sunset going down.

    Rob Thomas makes me life seem different when I listin to it

  48. c.... ....

    i like songs with questions in them..
    rob thomas wins again.

  49. d.... J....

    It would be nice if you included the NAME of the song in your description.

  50. H.... t....

    @rdrakken No, it's called being a man and walking away when the other person won't listen to you no matter how much proof you have.
    I know the truth and maybe some day you will too, I'm being the man and walking away from this, you can be immature if you want but I'm not going to keep talking to someone who keeps arguing.
    It would take entirely too much space to post everything I need to indefinitely prove you wrong and even then I doubt you would accept it so I don't care what you think.

  51. S.... A....

    Had to post this one again, intense...

  52. H.... t....

    @rdrakken I told you I'm done, I could prove you're very wrong like I said but no amount of proof would be good enough for you.
    When you die you can ask Him yourself and be shocked when He tells you no.
    You are the one that's been deceived in believing a lie.
    Every socialistic country the government has taken over leaving little for the people they are supposed to help so it IS ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT YOU DOLT!
    I'm done, have fun arguing with yourself from here on out.

  53. H.... t....

    @rdrakken Nazi's were socialists and I CAN think for myself which is why I'm not a deceived Liberal like you are.
    It would be easy to go and abandon the truth like you and others have, I chose who I am and I have chosen because I know what the truth is that you deny.
    You can say your "Open minded" but you only open your mind to the Lies and call the truth lies.
    There is only limited space, I'm done with this because there's nothing I can say that will convince you no matter how much proof I have

  54. H.... t....

    @rdrakken You're the one who doesn't know what they're talking about, I know what HISTORY tells me not Fox news, I don't even watch Fox for your information.
    I don't have to listen to anyone to see what Socialism has done to people who live in it.
    It's supposed to be for the people, that's the Idea BUT every country that has tried, the government has become greedy and becomes a dictatorship.
    Look at Russia when it was socialist, people had to wait in line for FOOD and other things!

  55. H.... t....

    @rdrakken Where did you get your information from that socialism is for the people? If you look at History it shows that it is NOT for the people but for the government and the government alone.
    The people in Socialist governments weren't taken care of like they should have, everyone forced to reduce their pay while the government officials lived in luxury!
    Why do you think that the soviet union failed? SOCIALISM!
    By the way if you know HISTORY Nazis were SOCIALIST!
    Get educated!

  56. H.... t....

    @rdrakken Are you daft?
    I never said Jesus was a conservative either I just said He wasn't socialist.
    I don't need to reform my opinion because I'm not the one who's been brainwashed by the world into thinking Jesus was something He wasn't.
    I do know what I'm talking about because I've watched and learned what History has taught about how socialism works, all you have to do is look at how governments have used socialism and caused the corruption and greed and the people aren't helped.

  57. H.... t....

    @rdrakken Oh really? I bet I can prove you wrong.
    Here's the difference between socialism and why Jesus was NOT a socialist.
    He said God loves a cheerful giver, the early church gave in one big pot to divide up for the needy BUT they didn't give their money to the government to give to the people Nor did they FORCE people.
    Jesus did not force people, look up History, socialistic gov. takes all money, keeps most for themselves and gives little back to the people they're supposed to be helping.

  58. P.... M....

    Really enjoyed. Reminded me a little of Peter Gabriel, U2 and The Verve without losing it's own distinct sound. Hypnotic rhythm with undulating crescendos accompanied by a strong melody. Lyrics are bold yet archetypal with vocal style shifting between melodic, controlled harshness, trite and ephemeral. Through all these transitions a common thread remains. Very interesting from a both "commercial" and "artistic" perspective. Easy to enjoy on many levels.

  59. A.... P....

    that´s what I call music

  60. H.... t....

    See, I have covered this before of why "Christian Socialists" don't exist in the real sense of the word which I won't go into that on here and now but if you message me I would love to clear that miss understanding up for you Lysergic.

  61. M.... M....

    too awesome =))

  62. H.... t....

    This is a great song and reminds me of what's going on in this country right now.
    Replace "how can you sleep while the city is burning." with "how can you sleep while the country is burning."

  63. M.... E....

    i honestly always thought everyone knew rob thomas but just didnt really think he was someone special, but he's apparently not that famous to youth. we'll change that. ill make some of his lyrics my facebook status, thats how people copy my music most of the time lol

  64. M.... ....

    As a matter of fact, it's so not a cliché that it you took 10 people, we'd all different interpretations of the lyrics.

  65. M.... ....

    This song is not cliché.

  66. S.... B....

    rob thomas rock idk why most kinds dont know him mostly parents know him my mom told me about him

  67. R.... ....

    The beat is freakin' sweet! Love this song. I hope he does some of that Latin feel for his next album. You know, kinda like what he did for Smooth and Lonely No More. He could really pull it off.

  68. L.... ....

    This song is good for the lower chakras.

    It's also good because of the tribal drums.

  69. L.... Z....

    the begining is cool

  70. C.... S....

    this song reminded me of the aboriginal americans and what happened to them.

  71. J.... B....

    It's strange! he's such a great singer, but only few know his work. Unacceptable!!!!

  72. S.... B....

    i ask alot of ppl if they know rob thomas but they say who is he?i say the greatest singer in the world!

  73. j.... ....

    The cover art creeps me out, but I love the song!

  74. L.... R....

    Thanks for uploading all the songs, i really want to learn the lyrics. Are you a big fan of Rob?... i love him!, i'm from Mexico and it's hard to find his stuff over here... I'm starting to really listening to the new album... this song is great!