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(The Man speaks)

The burning lumber spits embers

As if to say

Let’s get out of this fucking pit

Pining for the surprise

Of pale giants miles off

The quiet churn of flame

A sound somewhere between

A whisper and a distant roar

I’ve always wanted that warmth

But if that’s the cost

Love, forgive me for saying this

But I’ll pay it

Please don’t ask me to

Because I will

(The Fire speaks)

Feed me your wounds

Feed me your past

And I shall burn this cage

That ye may stand

Leave it all behind

(The Man speaks)

I obliged

In the blaze

I found my tears

But The Fire dried

Them up and warmed my heart

In that moment I was my name

The Fire spoke: I need you my witness

Showed me a joyous ocean

And how I am to lift it

Said “Chin up. Don’t quit, kid”

Then we laughed in rhythm

The going gets tough

Lay my fear in a bed of broken chains

Sing Victory by day

Then night falls

To a bed of knives

I crawl

And I let the demons hurt me

But I tell them

Feed me your wounds

Feed me your past

And I shall burn this cage

That we may stand

In the purr and crackling

I heard The Blaze

Speak my name

And It spoke my words

As It said

“Leave it all behind”