Sparks and Flashes

You’ve told yourselves more stories than Scheherazade’s share

The embers listen closely and the shadows flare

You all say so much, but you never touch

Tendrils of flames like fingers reaching out

For your words, for the feeling I'm one of the crowd

Sometimes you approach, but you never get close

Your shadows, my light

The same dance every night

How can I love you without burning you to ashes

How can you know me when all you see are sparks and flashes

I keep you warm, but I come with a warning

The light will fade and I'm gone by morning

The thing is that fire burns out

I know all stories have endings and all hearths grow dim

The warmth was a trick of the light, that you could let me in

Easy to let yourself hope in the comforting glow

I tried to reach for your hand but I wasn’t ready

Undone by the damage I know I could do, if you let me

You won’t see me cry with that smoke in your eyes

My shadows, your light

The same dance every night

How can I love you without burning you to ashes

How can you know me when all you see are sparks and flashes

I keep you warm, but I come with a warning

The light will fade and I'm gone by morning

The thing is that fire burns out

How can you stand so close and still be so cold

I must be the worst thing to have and to hold

How can you be here while I'm still alone

I can burn down a bridge but can't build you a home

Put on your coat, the sun’s going down

The thing is that fire burns out

The thing is that fire burns out

How can I love you without burning you to ashes

How can you know me when all you see are sparks and flashes

I keep you warm, but I come with a warning

The light will fade and I'm gone by morning

The thing is that fire burns out

The thing is that fire burns out

The thing is that fire burns out