Lyrics
[verse]
Radios crackling, headlines on the wire
Rockets and rallies, the world catching fire
Marches and speeches, a satellite spins
New decade dawning, the future begins
Stock tickers climbing, then falling down
Strangers on TV wearing paper crowns
[chorus]
We didn't light the match, we didn't strike the spark
The whole world's burning bright before we're even off the mark
We didn't light the match, but here we stand and stare
Watching history spinning through the wire and through the air
[verse]
Athletes and dreamers, a wall comes undone
Astronauts walking beneath a foreign sun
Elections and protests, a screen full of noise
Every generation gets its own set of toys
Headlines keep turning, the reel never stops
Just a hundred more stories before the music drops
[bridge]
We didn't ask for the weight we carry
We just grew up watching the world get scary
But we keep singing through it all the same
Every year another verse, another name
[chorus]
We didn't light the match, we didn't strike the spark
The whole world's burning bright before we're even off the mark
We didn't light the match, but here we stand and stare
Watching history spinning through the wire and through the air
