Answer:
They're up near the sky, on something very tall. Sometimes they die, only then do they fall.
This thing all things devours: Birds, beasts, trees, flowers; Gnaws iron, bites steel; Grinds hard stones to meal; Slays king, ruins town, And beats high mountains down.
You heart it speak, for it has a hard tongue. But it cannot breathe, for it has not a lung.
Inside a burning house, this thing is best to make. And best to make it quickly, before the fire's too much to take.
Often held but never touched. Always wet but never rusts. Often bits but seldom bit. To use it well you must have wit.
If lightning strikes an orchestra who is the one most likely to get hit?