Hot Charcoal in Bare Hands (lyrics)

Verse 1

Handling hot charcoal with bare hands,
Burn after burn, but still we stand.
Juggling through, the flames they rise,
While children watch with open eyes.

Chorus

Oh, we're walking on fire, dancing in flames,
Hoping for peace, but caught in the game.
Can we cool down, let the heat fade away?
Or will we keep burning day after day?

Verse 2

Money makes men mad, they say,
Four M's that chase our hearts away.
Still, we stumble, still we try,
As smoke drifts up to cloud the sky.

Chorus

Bridge

And the children, they're watching, they learn what we do,
Picking up pieces of dreams that fell through.
We juggle and dance, but the fire's still there,
Passed hand to hand, like smoke in the air.

Verse 3

You take it in stride, play your part,
But the heat sinks deep, it scars the heart.
Until one day, you feel no more,
The flames consume, burn to the core.

Final Chorus

Outro

Will we keep burning day after day?
Or is there a path to a safer way?
With hands cooled down, a peaceful land,
A place where children understand.

TM

— Wanaku Verdzekov