Los Angeles Is Burning
My thoughts and prayers go out to everyone dealing with freaky weather this week. There are fires here in So CA (Catalina, Griffith Park, & Featherly Park) and I'm worried about the people, animals and historic buildings. Pray for rain. Sigh.
One of my favorite bands is Bad Religion and here are the lyrics to a song that came out a few years ago:
Los Angeles Is Burning by Bad Religion
Somewhere high in the desert near a curtain of blue
St. Anne's skirts are billowing
But down here in the city of limelights
The fans of Santa Ana are withering
And you can't deny the living is easy
If you never look behind the scenery
It's Showtime for dry climes
And bedlam is dreaming of rain
When the hills of Los Angeles are burning
Palm trees are candles in the MURDER wind
So many lives are on the breeze
Even the stars are ill at ease
And Los Angeles is burning
This is not a test
of the emergency broadcast system
When Malibu fires and radio towers
Conspire to dance again
And I cannot believe the Media Mecca
They're only trying to peddle reality
Catch it on Prime Time
Story at nine
The whole world is going insane
When the hills of Los Angeles are burning
Palm trees are candles in the MURDER wind
So many lives are on the breeze
Even the stars are ill at ease
And Los Angeles is Burning
A placard reads "the end of days"
Jacaranda boughs are bending in the haze
More a question than a curse
How could hell be any worse?
The flames are stunning
The cameras running
So take warning!
When the hills of Los Angeles are burning
Palm trees are candles in the MURDER wind
So many lives are on the breeze
Even the stars are ill at ease
And Los Angeles is burning
To those of you dealing with fires, floods and tornadoes in other parts of the country, I send you white light and prayers. I hope all will be well very soon.
posted by Cherry Red at 10:21 PM
3 Comments:
Luckily for us, the wildfire in our part of the country, though mostly uncontained, is only near relatively few homes. (Gunflint Trail, Northern MN.) Small consolation to those people whose home's they are, but at least fewer people.
We're having flood conditions and threats of tornados almost daily, I would gladly share the rain with those that need it so badly. My prayers are with them.
Grendel,
I hope the fire will be under control very soon. I send my white light out to MN.
Cher,
We'd love your rain! YOu poor thing. My thoughts and pryaers arw with you. Take good care of your family.
Hugs,
Kim
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