flames of mine

this song, this video--i know i have lauded it before, but i'm not really able to stop watching it and singing it in my head.
i know people in the majority of the countries mentioned.
i have seen faces of the hurting in the world.
and they stay in my head like a slideshow constantly playing against the screen of the backs of my eyelids.

the words to this song describe how i feel most of my days, all day long. i wake up thinking about this kind of stuff.
i don't know what that leads you to believe about me and i don't care. i cannot worry about this.
i just need you to know that, inside of me, this song is the truth i wish i could explain to all of you.
it's why i cannot stay in america for now.

the bridge especially--"hearts break, hearts mend. love still hurts. visions clash, planes crash. still there's talk of saving souls. still the cold is closing in on us."--that's how i would have said it. these words are why i am moving to africa.
WORLD ON FIRE (Sarah McLachlan)--WATCH THE VIDEO by clicking on the title

Hearts are worn in these dark ages
You're not alone in this story's pages
Night has fallen amongst the living and the dying
And I try to hold it in, yeah I try to hold it in

[Chorus]
The world's on fire and
It's more than I can handle
I'll tap into the water
(I try to pull my ship)
I try to bring more
More than I can handle
(Bring it to the table)
Bring what I am able

I watch the heavens and I find a calling
Something I can do to change this moment
Stay close to me while the sky is falling
Don't wanna be left alone, don't wanna be alone

[Chorus]

Hearts break, hearts mend
Love still hurts
Visions clash, planes crash
Still there's talk of
Saving souls, still the cold
Is closing in on us

We part the veil on our killer sun
Stray from the straight line on this short run
The more we take, the less we become
A fortune of one that means less for some