Burnin From Here We been told about it all of our lives but you bout believing what you hear Never able to get true confirmation least not from no one livin round here But tonight we can see it with our own eyes giant smoke plumes and flames in the sky Don’t need no telescope hey don’t need no satellite We’re uncertain just how to feel standin out here in the chill Always thought it would be more of a thrill to find out it was real but There it is proof positive of the city on the hill cause Ooh – you can see it Burnin From Here Like to have seen it while it was still standin but they wouldn’t let us anywhere near So before tonight we could only imagine but now Ooh – you can see it Burnin From Here Maybe barbarians crashed the gate maybe an inside job Maybe somebody got tired of feedin their children clay hey while others set themselves up as gods However it started in that city on the hill the flames are reaching for the stars No matter where you stand and no matter how you feel hey Ooh – you can see it Burnin From Heremore