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Joshua West - Fire/Flame
03:30
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an ember floating, drifting
carried by the wind
is it a new beginning.
or the bitter end?
You are my fire
You are my flame
Should I bask in your warm glow.
or should I curse your name?
sending subtle smoke signals
leading to a spark
blinded by a flask of brightness
cast away the dark
You are my fire
You are my flame
Should I bask in your warm glow.
or should I curse your name?
Heat that melts coldest winter snow
a microcosmic sun
stand too close and you will soon know
when you come undone
You are my fire
You are my flame
Should I bask in your warm glow.
or should I curse your name?
I should have known better when
I first saw the flash
All that I once held so close
now reduced to ash
now reduced to ash
now reduced to ash
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Who put the flames upon your blue eyes
What happened there beyond the shore
Great was the pain that you didn't realize
How could you ask for so much more
And you sang ahh
Now every day you walk the same street
Not knowing where or when or how
And all the souls and sins you will meet
Will never know what you endow
And you sing ahh
Who put the flames upon your blue eyes
Or were they there right from the start
You tell yourself there's only blue skies
But you burn inside your heart
And you still sing ahh
And you still sing ahh
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Fire, the world is on fire
Fire, where do we go, where do we go
From here
Lie so much you won’t keep pace
Start to backfire in your face
Stand for nothing fall to hell
Locked up in a golden cell
Gone from dark to light of day
Love and hope will lead the way
In my heart I do believe
We shall overcome your scene!
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When on fire
you should fall
roll around for awhile
When on fire
throw them down
get a towel
put it out
Remove Clothes
if they're burning
If it sticks to skin
wet it down
Wrap their wounds
Watch for shock
use blankets
Elevate their legs
Bring their blood back
to their head
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I stood and watched my house burn down
The life that we built, all gone to ground
The clues, the hints you failed to catch
And I'm the one that struck the match
Is there a trace of what you sold
For moments of grace, this poor fool's gold
I never knew how much you meant
Until I smelled that sulfur scent
And if you've been considering
The wages of desire
Baby, it's the ashes, not the fire
The flash and the spark, the shock of "why?"
I thought that we'd seen the worst gone by
But now, these bonds all repossessed
The years ahead, the loneliness
And if you've been considering
The wages of desire
Baby, it's the ashes, not the fire
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"Gimme Fire"
I've been waiting for so long
To put some right to all my wrongs
Solitary confinement
Jesus Christ I've never felt so all alone
Some things time can't take away
Buried fossils that always find their prey
Hard to move on when your heart is stone
"Fake it 'till you make it" the only creed I know
I'm warming up
Whatever's in this cup
All that I've been dreaming of
Stacked up neat like a pyre
Gimme fire, gimme fire
Take my pleas to the rectifier
Gimme fire, gimme fire
Burn it down the roaring choir
Through the steps I've programmed now
12 on a wall and all to get down
Through the steps I've programmed now
Please take it away
And I'll be home
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