Big smoke, standin' in the morning
Big smoke, pointed at the sky
Big smoke, take away our brother
Lift him up and show us how to fly
Big smoke, louder than the thunder
Big smoke, taller than the storm
Big smoke, rise above these troubles
Lift us up and keep him safe and warm
And I don't know why we ride on the flame
'Cause sometimes we're riding blind
All I know is the future is waiting
Out there for us to find
Big smoke, ten thousand years of building
Big smoke, all the careful plans
Big smoke, pure imagination
Lifted by a billion steady hands
And I don't know why we ride on the flame
'Cause sometimes we're riding blind
All I know is the future is waiting
Out there for us to find
Big smoke, no one says it's easy
Big smoke, more fragile than you seem
Big smoke, carry precious cargo
Show us how to live and how to dream
Big smoke, carry precious cargo
Show us how to live and how to dream