I held on for too long, a moth drawn to the heat, my hands in the embers, praying for a sweet retreat. can’t un-scorch the earth, can’t un-speak a final word, stopped pretending. Pleas never heard. Built a house from promises, Fragile, hollow frame, Trying to patch the fractures Screaming out your name. No foundation holds Ground begins to shake, Don’t have the strength To fix another one of your mistakes. Kept a candle burning, single, hopeful light, foolish little beacon, in the middle of the night. opened up the windows, let the coming storm inside, gave the wind a reason nowhere left to hide. I could fight, I could stay, I could beg for one more day, The past is a photograph, Curling in the flames. Let it burn, let it break, Let the skyline bend and shake. No more running, no more lies, Let the cinders claim my name. I won’t hide, I won’t bow, Let the smoke become my vow. If I fall, I fall with grace, Let it burn, and leave no trace. Could try to find the pieces, scattered in the ash. Some things aren’t meant to be mended, Some memories are meant to crash. And if I walk into the silence, No grand goodbye to say, This fire left me something, A cleaner, sharper, brighter way. Never meant to be a ghost, Prisoner inside your head. Born with thunder in my chest, Singing long after I’m dead. Let it burn, let it break, Let the skyline bend and shake. No more running, no more lies, Let the cinders claim my name. I won’t hide, I won’t bow, Let the smoke become my vow. If I fall, I fall with grace, Let it burn, and leave no trace. You can’t un-scorch the earth… Can’t un-speak a final word… And I finally stopped pretending… You’re not the only one who’s getting burned.
