Life's A Burning Building

https://suno.com/song/974ed8d1-c6d0-4b6d-96fd-da91a5a6d590


Verse 1

Life’s a burning building, you can’t escape

Smoke in your lungs, sweat on your fate

Every exit sign’s been shot to hell

And the fire don’t care who rings the bell

They say “stay calm,” but calm don’t breathe

When the roof comes down on what you believed

Pre-Chorus

I’ve seen prayers melt into the floor

Heard hope scream once, then nothing more

Chorus

Life’s a burning building, you can’t get out

You can crawl, you can run, you can curse, you can shout

Some folks jump, some just stand and wait

Me—I light a cigarette and walk through the flame

Yeah, life’s a burning building

And I ain’t afraid

Verse 2

Raised on bad news and borrowed time

Handshake deals and crooked signs

Everybody’s selling fireproof lies

While the heat keeps climbing in their eyes

I don’t trust ladders, I don’t trust saints

They all burn the same when the walls cave in

Pre-Chorus

If this is hell, it’s well-designed

Looks just like home with better light

Chorus

Life’s a burning building, you can’t get out

You can pray, you can beg, you can scream it loud

Some folks break, some negotiate

Me—I make peace with the smoke and wait

Yeah, life’s a burning building

And I ain’t afraid

Bridge

No sirens coming, no rescue crew

Just you and the truth and the heat you choose

A man ain’t judged by how he’s saved

But how he stands when he’s engulfed in flames

Chorus (Half-Time / Meaner)

Life’s a burning building, doors all sealed

Faith turns brittle when it gets real

You can die on your knees or stand up straight

I’ll die walking forward through the blaze

Outro

Life’s a burning building, match already struck

You don’t beat the fire—you decide how you burn up

Comments

  • My life's a dumpster fire currently, hasn't elevated to burning building status, yet. there is still time :) Love lthis line - Me—I make peace with the smoke and wait, , what else can you do :)

  • MuskieBait44
    MuskieBait44 Great White North

    Nice one! Love the attitude this has. -in life Crap is going to happen, its how you deal with it that make you who you are. is what i'm getting from this.

    i like the variations on the chorus too.

  • ElvisNash
    ElvisNash Calif
    edited January 15

    its reality , life is brutal , but he's dealing with it . Lifes going to kill everyone .  dumpster fire currently lol


    Thanks

  • I like the driving drums in the chorus.

    I also liked this line: "Me—I make peace with the smoke and wait"

    though I thought maybe "sweat on your face" rather than "sweat on your fate".

    Bit dark for me overall.

  • I guess , its kinda fate dealing with life


    Yeah a tad dark , but he's not afraid

  • "raised on bad news and borrowed time" is a nice line - I like the comparison between a fire/burning building and dealing with life - very prescient observation

    This could be a theme for a Fire/Rescue TV Show lol

  • Life kinda is
  • Lyrically it was well written, it had a lot of great lines! The melody seemed a little too noisy for me, I don't know what it is. It's a great song for a Wild, Wild, West movie.

    The song is reality and poetic! My favorite:

    "I don’t trust ladders, I don’t trust saints

    They all burn the same when the walls cave in"

    Your songwriting is topnotch!

  • ElvisNash
    ElvisNash Calif
    edited January 17

    I'm alright , bit dark , every song kinda offends someone

    Thanks

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