© 2026 Molly Bern Controlled Burn [Intro] [Verse 1] Wind is blowing up from the south, I can taste the ash in my mouth, The air is hot, the sky is dry, Old embers still etched in my eyes You strike a match to light a patch, Hose in hand, ready to catch, It burns so low, so slow, so cool, Steady hands, and nobody's fool [Pre-Chorus] Everything I had to unlearn, You were patient, waited your turn, Left the light on for my return, Taught me how to love and not burn [Chorus] It's a controlled burn, banked down deep, Watch the smoke rise, watch it creep, Slow enough that I can sleep, You're the only fire I keep [Verse 2] I cleared the deadwood, cleared the brush, Made room for something green and lush, Fireweed and seed that need some heat, You waited while I found my feet You never asked me to be less, Held the line through all my mess, Stayed through the smoke, stayed through the dark, Watched me turn ash back into spark [Pre-Chorus] Everything I had to unlearn, You were patient, waited your turn, Left the light on for my return, Taught me how to love and not burn [Chorus] It's a controlled burn, banked down deep, Watch the smoke rise, watch it creep, Slow enough that I can sleep, You're the only fire I keep [Guitar Solo] [Bridge] Behind us lies the ground that's burned, The safest place I ever learned, Nothing left there for flames to take, Just you and me and no mistake [Final Chorus] It's a controlled burn, banked down deep, Watch the smoke rise, watch it creep, Slow enough that I can sleep, You're the only fire I keep [Outro]
