[Intro]

     Oh, misty

 eye of the mo

untain below
     N.C.
     keep careful watch of my brother's soul
     N.C.
     and should the sky be filled with
     N.C.
     fire and smoke, keep watching over durin's son

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[Verse]
             
If this is to 

           
end in fire, t

              
hen we should 

           
all burn toget

her.
            
Watch the flam

            
es climb high 

          
into the night

.
             
Calling out fo

           
r the rope, st

        
and by and we 

will 
            
watch the flam

            
es burn auburn

             
 on the mounta

   
in side
N.C.
Hiiii
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[Verse]
              
And if we shou

          
ld die tonight

              
, then we shou

           
ld all die tog

ether.
            
Raise a glass 

            
of wine for th

         
e last time.
             
Calling out fo

           
r the rope, pr

      
epare as we wi

ll
            
watch the flam

            
es burn auburn

             
 on the mounta

   
in side
            
Desolation com

          
es upon the sk

y,

[Chorus]
            
Now I see fire

           
      inside t

     
he mountain 
           
 I see fire   

            
   burnin' the

   
 trees
            
and I see fire

           
      hollowin

   
' souls
            
and I see fire

           
      blood in

   
 the breeze.
N.C.
and I hope that you remember me.

[Interlude]

                     

[Verse]
              
Oh, should my 

          
people fall, t

             
hen, surely I'

          
ll do the same
             
confined in mo

           
untain halls w

             
e got to close

         
 to the flame
             
calling out fo

           
r the rope, ho

            
ld fast and we

 will
            
watch the flam

            
es burn auburn

             
 on the mounta

   
in side
            
Desolation com

          
es upon the sk

y,

[Chorus]
            
Now I see fire

           
      inside t

     
he mountain 
           
 I see fire   

            
   burnin' the

   
 trees
            
and I see fire

           
      hollowin

   
' souls
            
and I see fire

           
      blood in

   
 the breeze.
              
and I hope tha

              
t you remember

  
 me.

[Bridge]
            
And if the nig

            
ht is burnin' 

             
I will cover m

 
y eyes, 
            
for if the dar

            
k returns then

             
 my brothers w

 
ill die,
             
and as the sky

            
 is falling do

            
wn it crashed 

              
into this lonl

   
ey town and
            
with that shad

             
ow upon the gr

              
ound I hear my

            
 people scream

   
ing out

[Chorus]
            
Now I see fire

           
      inside t

     
he mountain 
           
 I see fire   

            
   burnin' the

   
 trees
            
and I see fire

           
      hollowin

   
' souls
            
and I see fire

           
      blood in

   
 the breeze.
            
I see fire, oh

            
 you know is s

             
aw city burnin

   
' (Fire)
            
And I see fire

            
, feel the hea

             
t upon my skin

     
 (Fire)
            
And I see fire

            
, oooooooooooo

             
oooooooooooohh

     
 (Fire)
            
And I see fire

            
 burn auburn o

             
n the mountain

     
 side.