Halo 29 · Not The Actual Events
Halo 29 · Not The Actual Events

Songs & Lyrics

Burning Bright (Field on Fire)

“Burning Bright (Field on Fire)” appears on Not The Actual Events (2016) and has returned in setlists across multiple touring eras.

Record type
Lyrics available
Classification
Official NIN composition
First record
Halo 29 · Not The Actual Events
Known versions
2

Song details

About This Song

Two titled versions are documented.

Classification
Official NIN composition
First documented release
Halo 29 · Not The Actual Events
Release date
December 23, 2016
Track position
5
Running time
5:50
Tempo
128 BPM
Known versions
2

Live History

Performance span
I Can't Seem To Wake Up 2017 through Cold And Black And Infinite Tour

Versions

  • Burning Bright (Field On Fire)
  • Burning Bright (Field On Fire) (Instrumental)

Sources: NIN Wiki — Burning Bright (Field On Fire), revision 69668 (reviewed September 28, 2026). NIN Wiki song record

Words

Lyrics

Of course I am
As if I ever had a choice
Back to what I always knew I was
On the inside
Back to what I really am
Look at this pathetic place I made
With little bits of sticks and hair
And anything I found along the way
And tell yourself, you know?
You're not really what you know you are
You know?
Of course you do
I think I may have even listened to you
I think I may have even listened to you
At the height of my demise

Breathe, breathe, breathe, breathe…
Break through the surface and breathe

I am forgiven
I am free
I am a field on fire

And oh my God, I have missed you
It has been so long
And I am stronger than I have ever been in my decline
I am stronger than I have ever been in my decline
For now I know, now I know, now I know for certain
Now I know for certain
Oh, burn motherfucker
Carry the carcass and throw it on
Pull up a chair and watch
The flies come roaring out
And will surround the entire world
And blacken out the sky and every last one of you
Like a plague of locusts
Like an exit
Like an end
Like an end
Like an end
Like the end

Breathe, breathe, breathe, breathe…
Break through the surface and breathe

I am forgiven
I am free
I am a field on fire

I can't tell if I am dreaming anymore

Now I know for certain
Shedding any
Burn motherfucker

Like an end
Like an end
Like the fucking end
Like the end

It's getting hard to know which side is the dream

Lyrics reproduced with permission for non-profit educational use.

Where it appears

Documented Appearances