Year of Fire - Single

by James O'Brien

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In a year of fire
in a room of ice
with all the cages locked
and all the locks locked twice
in a year of fire
a year of fables undone
a year of conflagration
a year of poisonous sons
we walk a tunnel of swords
we face a storm front wide
in a year of fire
feel the rising tide

In a year of fire
I guess the river runs black
every brother’s a stranger
and all these stones on our backs
there’s a fire for freedom
and there’s a fire makes chains
and there’s a fire that blackens
and cleans all that remains
we walk a tunnel of swords
we face a storm front wide
in a year of fire
feel the rising tide

In a year of fire
a year when no one gets young
I guess it’s time we remember
and all these words to be sung
in a year of fire
well, maybe no one gets saved
I took your hand and I felt
my heart beating and brave

In a year of fire
in a year of fire
in a year of fire
in a year

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released March 19, 2020
Written, performed and recorded by James O'Brien
Mixed and mastered by Matt Girard

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James O'Brien New York, New York

James O’Brien toured the U.S. and the U.K. from 1998–2004 playing politically aware songs, sometimes solo and sometimes with a band, sharing billings with artists such as Hamell on Trial, Dan Bern, Michael McDermott, John Sinclair, Bill Miller and Freedy Johnson.

In 2017, after a 13-year hiatus, he began to release archival and new material, expanding his catalog to fourteen albums as of 2022. ... more

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