The fire doesn't ask Where I have been It only asks for wood And I have gathered some The blanket on the chair Was folded by a hand That does not know my story But understands Through the window I can see The mountains and the stars The road I walked to get here And the coast beyond the scars And I do not feel the pull Not tonight, not yet Tonight the fire is enough Tonight I can forget That I am someone who leaves Hearthfire Hearthfire Burn a little longer Hold the dark at bay Hearthfire Hearthfire I have walked a thousand miles To learn the word for stay Tomorrow I might wander Tomorrow I might roam But tonight the embers whisper And they whisper you are home Not forever Not for always Just for now Just for this Just for the warmth against my shoulder Just for the quiet after crisis Hearthfire Hearthfire Burn a little longer Hold the dark at bay Hearthfire Hearthfire I have walked a thousand miles To learn the word for stay The salt letters are dissolving on the coast The sea is taking back what I once wrote And that's alright Some things are meant to be temporary Some things are meant to be told once And then released But this — this small fire This borrowed room This village on the mountain Where someone left the light on This is not temporary This is not a letter This is a hearthfire And I am warm Mmm mmm mmm Mmm mmm mmm
