Lyrics Fire in the City (From the Film Sons and Daughters) - Grateful Dead

Fire in the City (From the Film Sons and Daughters)

And the sound of the siren screams through the
And the streets re-echo with the rifle’s crack
Oh what are the thoughts that go racing through your brain
And mess your mind up
At the sight of the city that’s gone completely insane
Where will it wind up
Come on with me let me take you down there
To the hate-haunted canyon of human despair
Over the dark invisible wall
Through the sickening stench of the tenament hall
Oh how can I tell in terms of black and white
Why there’s fire in the city tonight
Oh what are the thoughts that go racing through your brain
And mess your mind up
At the sight of the city that’s gone completely insane
Where will it wind up
I know by your face that you don’t know the sound
Of a club that’s beaten a man to the ground
Where your home is your prison, your skin a disgrace
And the gates of your nation swing shut in your face
Oh how can I tell you in terms of black and white
Why there’s fire in the city tonight
Oh what are the thoughts that go racing through your brain
And mess your mind up
At the sight of the city that’s gone completely insane
Where will it wind up
Oh pause for a minute and ask yourself why
The red glow of fire lights up the sky
And at the sound of the siren you really know
That you truly do reap just what you sow
Oh how can I tell you in terms of black and white
Why there’s fire in the city tonight
Oh how can I tell you in terms of black and white
Why there’s fire in the city tonight
Oh how can I tell you in terms of black and white
Why there’s fire in the city tonight