OUR FLAME HAS BURNED OUT Southern Soul / R&B Slow Jam [Spoken Intro] You know what hurts worse than somebody leaving? When they’re still right there… But the love ain’t. We used to burn so hot, baby… Now I can’t even feel the heat. [Verse 1] I remember when you couldn’t keep your hands off me Every little touch felt like electricity We’d stay up talking till the morning light Didn't need nowhere to go Long as you were by my side Now we lay in the same bed, miles apart Two cold pillows and two broken hearts I reach for you, you turn the other way And everything we used to talk about We got nothing left to say [Pre-Chorus] I tried to strike that match again Tried to take us back to where we’d been But you can’t make a fire When the feeling ain’t around And somewhere between then and now… [Chorus] Our flame has burned out There ain’t no smoke around We used to set this room on fire Now we barely make a sound I kept trying to strike that match But love won’t come back around Baby, somewhere along the way Our flame has burned out [Background] (Burned out…) Our flame has burned out (Burned out…) Ain’t no fire here now (Burned out…) All we got are ashes Laying on the ground [Verse 2] We used to kiss like goodbye was coming soon Now goodbye might be the best thing we can do Dinner getting cold while we stare at our phones Funny how two people together Can still feel so alone And I ain’t blaming you Don’t put it all on me Sometimes forever ain’t what forever used to be We watered this garden But nothing came through And I’m tired of pretending That I still feel what I used to [Pre-Chorus] We tried vacations We tried making love Tried giving each other A little more trust But you can’t force a heartbeat Once the feeling shuts down And somewhere between then and now… [Chorus] Our flame has burned out There ain’t no smoke around We used to set this room on fire Now we barely make a sound I kept trying to strike that match But love won’t come back around Baby, somewhere along the way Our flame has burned out [Call & Response] Lead: We had a spark Background: (We had a spark) Lead: Then we had a flame Background: (We had a flame) Lead: Then came the smoke Background: (Then came the smoke) Lead: Now only ashes remain Lead: We had that heat Background: (Had that heat) Lead: Lord, we burned bright Background: (Burned so bright) Lead: But somewhere along the way Background: (We lost our light) [Bridge] Maybe love didn’t leave all at once Maybe it faded day by day One less kiss before we went to work One more “I’m fine” when we weren’t okay One less “baby, I miss you” One more night turned away Till that little flame between us Finally faded away And I could blame you You could blame me We could fight about who let it die But what good is pointing fingers When there’s no fire left inside? [Breakdown – Spoken/Sung] Baby… I don’t hate you. And I know you don’t hate me. That almost makes it harder. ’Cause there wasn’t another woman… There wasn’t another man… There wasn’t one big fight that tore us apart. We just stopped feeding the fire. And a flame can’t live… On memories. [Final Chorus] Our flame has burned out And I finally see it now We can keep holding these ashes But they’ll never warm this house I’m done trying to strike that match Trying to turn yesterday around Sometimes you gotta let love go When the flame has burned out [Background – Building] (Let it go…) When the flame has burned out (Let it go…) Ain’t no shame in walking out (We had love…) Yes, Lord, we did (We had fire…) But the fire don’t live here [Outro] We had a spark… We had a flame… We had a fire I thought would never change But every fire Ain’t meant to burn forever Sometimes all that’s left… Is the memory of the heat. Our flame… Has burned out. (Burned out…) (Burned out…) Baby… Our flame has burned out.
