Burning Bright (Field On Fire)

Album:Not The Actual Events

Length:5:50

Tempo: BPM

Versions:Burning Bright (Field On Fire)

Live:This song has not been performed live.

"Burning Bright (Field On Fire)" is the fifth track on the 2016 EP Not The Actual Events. A video was posted on the official Nine Inch Nails YouTube channel featuring the song combined with static.

Appearances

• Not The Actual Events

Versions

Burning Bright (Field On Fire)

This is the only known version.

Live

"Burning Bright (Field On Fire)" has not been performed live.

Lyrics

   I'm going back
   Of course I am
   As if I ever had a choice
   Back to what I always knew I was
   On the inside
   Back to what I really am
   Look at this pathetic place I made
   With little bits of sticks and hair
   And anything I found along the way
   And tell yourself, you know?
   You're not really what you know you are
   You know?
   Of course you do
   I think I may have even listened to you
   I think I may have even listened to you
   At the height of my demise
   
   Breathe, breathe, breathe, breathe…
   Break through the surface and breathe
   
   I am forgiven
   I am free
   I am a field on fire
   
   And oh my God, I have missed you
   It has been so long
   And I am stronger than I have ever been in my decline
   I am stronger than I have ever been in my decline
   For now I know, now I know, now I know for certain
   Now I know for certain
   Oh, burn motherfucker
   Carry the carcass and throw it on
   Pull up a chair and watch
   The flies come roaring out
   And will surround the entire world
   And blacken out the sky and every last one of you
   Like a plague of locusts
   Like an exit
   Like an end
   Like an end
   Like an end
   Like the end
   
   Breathe, breathe, breathe, breathe…
   Break through the surface and breathe
   
   I am forgiven
   I am free
   I am a field on fire
   
   I can't tell if I am dreaming anymore

The lyrics as embedded in the files of some versions of the EP:

   i’m going back
   of course i am
   as if i ever had a choice
   back to what i always knew i was 
   on the inside
   back to what i really am
   look at this pathetic place i made
   with little bits of sticks and hair and anything i found along the way
   and tell yourself you know
   you’re not really what you know you are
   you know?
   of course you do
   i think i may have even listened to you i think i may have even listened to you
   at the height of my demise
   
   
   break through the surface and breathe
   
   
   i am forgiven
   i am free
   i am a field on fire
   i am forgiven
   i am free
   i am a field on fire
   
   
   and oh my god i have missed you
   it has been so long
   i am stronger than i have ever been in my decline
   for now i know i know for certain
   shedding any 
   burn motherfucker 
   carry the carcass and throw it on 
   pull up a chair and watch
   the flies come roaring out
   and will surround the entire world
   and blacken out the skies and every last one of you
   like a plague of locusts
   like an exit 
   like an end
   like the end
   
   
   i am forgiven
   i am free
   i am a field on fire
   i am forgiven
   i am free
   i am a field on fire
   
   
   it's getting hard to know which side is the dream
   i can't tell if i am dreaming anymore

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