Lyrics

The teachers plant the seeds of truth
The builders raise the frame
The poets sing the future's fire
That won't be lost in shame
The healers mend what greed has torn
The farmers feed the land
But still we see the ruling class
With blood upon their hands

Oh, we must go
Closer to the flame
Where justice calls our name
No kings, no crowns, just rising sound
We build a world reclaimed

The bankers hoard, the tyrants scheme
While children sleep in cold
They trade our lives for oil and gold
Their hearts already sold
But we are more than worker drones
More than cogs in chains
Our voices shake foundations loose
And wash away the stains

Oh, we must go
Closer to the flame
Where truth outshines their shame
No more delay, we light the way
And burn the lies they frame

The world is not their property
The Earth is not for sale
The air, the seeds, the water's flow
Belong to those who sail
This life with hearts that feel the wind
Not those who build the jail

So let us go
Closer to the flame
Where hope is not a game
We rise as one beneath the sun
With courage none can tame
We'll stand and sing
For everything
And burn away their chains
We rise
Closer to the flame