Life’s Is Like A Burning Building : Elvis Nash Lyrics

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
The fire don’t care who rings the bell
They say “stay calm,” but calm don’t breathe …  RIP
When the roof caves in on ya,  what are you gonna believe

Chorus

Life’s a burning building, you can’t get out
You can crawl, you can run, you can scream and 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 rising in their eyes
I don’t trust ladders, I don’t trust saints
They all burn the same when the walls cave in

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 inside the flame

Final Chorus

Life’s a burning building, doors all sealed
Faith turns brittle when it all gets real
You can die on your knees or stand up straight
I’ll die walking forward through the flame
Yeah, life’s a burning building
I ain’t afraid

Outro

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