Bury Your Flame
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We could blame it on our hands
They lifted the drink to our mouths so we drank it
Or we could blame it on our bodies
They say, we like the way we feel when we get touched
You've got your fingers snared in my veins
I think it's time you pulled them out
And I don't care about the flesh, it'll tear
It isn't flesh that I'm worried about
We held a match to keep our sight on the path
But the flame gave up and we lost it
And I've knelt for the last three years
Trying to find it back with the blackened matchstick
Today I'm not afraid of failure
The past is a flower
The future, the snow
I wasn't ever close to perfect
But I never let you go
You let your doubt, like a river, lead you on and on and on
And you will never get back to save what you had
Hear me promise, I will bury your problems in me
So sleep soundly
I held your heart in my fingers
Now it's gone, it's gone, it's gone
And you will never admit
That you bid the wind blow the flames out
And buried the coals in the sea
You tricked me
You came back and you brought floods
Wearing a necklace made of hearts that you'd dragged through the mud
And I guess I wasn't quite sure what to say to you
But then I saw mine, almost reached out to grab it, said
"Darling, you're the only one on Earth I want to have it," but
Now I'm not so sure that that was true
After the hell you put it through, but
There was no sharp pain this time
Just the ghost of your presence compressing my chest like a vine
An unshakeable absence, like most of my insides
Crawled out through my mouth and went west, but that's fine
We cast our hearts in plaster
We imagined our bodies were fashioned from stone but
They chipped at the brick and the mortar
We found out that we're only layers of skin hiding bone
And our bones are like chains, old and rusted in the rain
They're going to snap when the weight shifts
You moved like a fire through the forest
Your hands were as red as the skin on your lips
You'd been flirting with distance, princess
I tasted its spit in your kiss
Oh, mistress, know
Today I will bury the flames of your failure
The past is a liar
The future, a whore
I'll lay your bones into the earth
And you will haunt my head no more
Oh, we could blame it on our hands
Oh, we could blame it on our hands
But it was our mouths that opened up to swallow (oh, we could blame it on our hands)
And our heads that commanded us drink
But as I buried your flames in the dirt
I watched the smoke pull your ghost from the grave, and
I fear they'll only lie in wait 'til we are face-to-face again
Just when I said
"I'm moving"
"I'm moving on"
I felt them come to life again
And again
And again
And again
There are fires
That tear through valleys and make dust from grass
There are fires
There are wires
Bound to blue light, they pull us to the past
There are wires
We are tired
We should've known from the start that this thing wouldn't last
We are tired
They lifted the drink to our mouths so we drank it
Or we could blame it on our bodies
They say, we like the way we feel when we get touched
You've got your fingers snared in my veins
I think it's time you pulled them out
And I don't care about the flesh, it'll tear
It isn't flesh that I'm worried about
We held a match to keep our sight on the path
But the flame gave up and we lost it
And I've knelt for the last three years
Trying to find it back with the blackened matchstick
Today I'm not afraid of failure
The past is a flower
The future, the snow
I wasn't ever close to perfect
But I never let you go
You let your doubt, like a river, lead you on and on and on
And you will never get back to save what you had
Hear me promise, I will bury your problems in me
So sleep soundly
I held your heart in my fingers
Now it's gone, it's gone, it's gone
And you will never admit
That you bid the wind blow the flames out
And buried the coals in the sea
You tricked me
You came back and you brought floods
Wearing a necklace made of hearts that you'd dragged through the mud
And I guess I wasn't quite sure what to say to you
But then I saw mine, almost reached out to grab it, said
"Darling, you're the only one on Earth I want to have it," but
Now I'm not so sure that that was true
After the hell you put it through, but
There was no sharp pain this time
Just the ghost of your presence compressing my chest like a vine
An unshakeable absence, like most of my insides
Crawled out through my mouth and went west, but that's fine
We cast our hearts in plaster
We imagined our bodies were fashioned from stone but
They chipped at the brick and the mortar
We found out that we're only layers of skin hiding bone
And our bones are like chains, old and rusted in the rain
They're going to snap when the weight shifts
You moved like a fire through the forest
Your hands were as red as the skin on your lips
You'd been flirting with distance, princess
I tasted its spit in your kiss
Oh, mistress, know
Today I will bury the flames of your failure
The past is a liar
The future, a whore
I'll lay your bones into the earth
And you will haunt my head no more
Oh, we could blame it on our hands
Oh, we could blame it on our hands
But it was our mouths that opened up to swallow (oh, we could blame it on our hands)
And our heads that commanded us drink
But as I buried your flames in the dirt
I watched the smoke pull your ghost from the grave, and
I fear they'll only lie in wait 'til we are face-to-face again
Just when I said
"I'm moving"
"I'm moving on"
I felt them come to life again
And again
And again
And again
There are fires
That tear through valleys and make dust from grass
There are fires
There are wires
Bound to blue light, they pull us to the past
There are wires
We are tired
We should've known from the start that this thing wouldn't last
We are tired
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:00.38] We could blame it on our hands
[00:02.69] They lifted the drink to our mouths so we drank it
[00:06.10] Or we could blame it on our bodies
[00:08.44] They say, we like the way we feel when we get touched
[00:12.18] You've got your fingers snared in my veins
[00:14.96] I think it's time you pulled them out
[00:18.06] And I don't care about the flesh, it'll tear
[00:20.11] It isn't flesh that I'm worried about
[00:24.25] We held a match to keep our sight on the path
[00:27.03] But the flame gave up and we lost it
[00:30.08] And I've knelt for the last three years
[00:32.12] Trying to find it back with the blackened matchstick
[00:36.15] Today I'm not afraid of failure
[00:39.28] The past is a flower
[00:40.63] The future, the snow
[00:42.20] I wasn't ever close to perfect
[00:45.66] But I never let you go
[00:48.87] You let your doubt, like a river, lead you on and on and on
[00:52.41] And you will never get back to save what you had
[00:55.69] Hear me promise, I will bury your problems in me
[00:58.58] So sleep soundly
[00:59.99] I held your heart in my fingers
[01:01.51] Now it's gone, it's gone, it's gone
[01:03.90] And you will never admit
[01:05.52] That you bid the wind blow the flames out
[01:07.90] And buried the coals in the sea
[01:09.66] You tricked me
[01:11.19]
[01:30.23] You came back and you brought floods
[01:32.84] Wearing a necklace made of hearts that you'd dragged through the mud
[01:37.05] And I guess I wasn't quite sure what to say to you
[01:41.61] But then I saw mine, almost reached out to grab it, said
[01:45.02] "Darling, you're the only one on Earth I want to have it," but
[01:49.75] Now I'm not so sure that that was true
[01:52.40] After the hell you put it through, but
[01:54.54] There was no sharp pain this time
[01:57.02] Just the ghost of your presence compressing my chest like a vine
[02:01.27] An unshakeable absence, like most of my insides
[02:04.22] Crawled out through my mouth and went west, but that's fine
[02:07.33] We cast our hearts in plaster
[02:10.32] We imagined our bodies were fashioned from stone but
[02:13.33] They chipped at the brick and the mortar
[02:15.91] We found out that we're only layers of skin hiding bone
[02:25.45] And our bones are like chains, old and rusted in the rain
[02:29.28] They're going to snap when the weight shifts
[02:31.41] You moved like a fire through the forest
[02:34.39] Your hands were as red as the skin on your lips
[02:37.48] You'd been flirting with distance, princess
[02:39.76] I tasted its spit in your kiss
[02:41.84] Oh, mistress, know
[02:43.89] Today I will bury the flames of your failure
[02:46.94] The past is a liar
[02:48.02] The future, a whore
[02:49.59] I'll lay your bones into the earth
[02:52.45] And you will haunt my head no more
[02:56.92] Oh, we could blame it on our hands
[02:59.92] Oh, we could blame it on our hands
[03:01.44] But it was our mouths that opened up to swallow (oh, we could blame it on our hands)
[03:05.49] And our heads that commanded us drink
[03:08.25] But as I buried your flames in the dirt
[03:10.28] I watched the smoke pull your ghost from the grave, and
[03:13.34] I fear they'll only lie in wait 'til we are face-to-face again
[03:19.44] Just when I said
[03:22.80] "I'm moving"
[03:23.89] "I'm moving on"
[03:25.85] I felt them come to life again
[03:29.34] And again
[03:30.81] And again
[03:32.34] And again
[03:33.69]
[03:58.86] There are fires
[04:01.56] That tear through valleys and make dust from grass
[04:04.06] There are fires
[04:09.50] There are wires
[04:11.87] Bound to blue light, they pull us to the past
[04:14.50] There are wires
[04:20.10] We are tired
[04:22.87] We should've known from the start that this thing wouldn't last
[04:25.79] We are tired
[04:28.78]
[00:02.69] They lifted the drink to our mouths so we drank it
[00:06.10] Or we could blame it on our bodies
[00:08.44] They say, we like the way we feel when we get touched
[00:12.18] You've got your fingers snared in my veins
[00:14.96] I think it's time you pulled them out
[00:18.06] And I don't care about the flesh, it'll tear
[00:20.11] It isn't flesh that I'm worried about
[00:24.25] We held a match to keep our sight on the path
[00:27.03] But the flame gave up and we lost it
[00:30.08] And I've knelt for the last three years
[00:32.12] Trying to find it back with the blackened matchstick
[00:36.15] Today I'm not afraid of failure
[00:39.28] The past is a flower
[00:40.63] The future, the snow
[00:42.20] I wasn't ever close to perfect
[00:45.66] But I never let you go
[00:48.87] You let your doubt, like a river, lead you on and on and on
[00:52.41] And you will never get back to save what you had
[00:55.69] Hear me promise, I will bury your problems in me
[00:58.58] So sleep soundly
[00:59.99] I held your heart in my fingers
[01:01.51] Now it's gone, it's gone, it's gone
[01:03.90] And you will never admit
[01:05.52] That you bid the wind blow the flames out
[01:07.90] And buried the coals in the sea
[01:09.66] You tricked me
[01:11.19]
[01:30.23] You came back and you brought floods
[01:32.84] Wearing a necklace made of hearts that you'd dragged through the mud
[01:37.05] And I guess I wasn't quite sure what to say to you
[01:41.61] But then I saw mine, almost reached out to grab it, said
[01:45.02] "Darling, you're the only one on Earth I want to have it," but
[01:49.75] Now I'm not so sure that that was true
[01:52.40] After the hell you put it through, but
[01:54.54] There was no sharp pain this time
[01:57.02] Just the ghost of your presence compressing my chest like a vine
[02:01.27] An unshakeable absence, like most of my insides
[02:04.22] Crawled out through my mouth and went west, but that's fine
[02:07.33] We cast our hearts in plaster
[02:10.32] We imagined our bodies were fashioned from stone but
[02:13.33] They chipped at the brick and the mortar
[02:15.91] We found out that we're only layers of skin hiding bone
[02:25.45] And our bones are like chains, old and rusted in the rain
[02:29.28] They're going to snap when the weight shifts
[02:31.41] You moved like a fire through the forest
[02:34.39] Your hands were as red as the skin on your lips
[02:37.48] You'd been flirting with distance, princess
[02:39.76] I tasted its spit in your kiss
[02:41.84] Oh, mistress, know
[02:43.89] Today I will bury the flames of your failure
[02:46.94] The past is a liar
[02:48.02] The future, a whore
[02:49.59] I'll lay your bones into the earth
[02:52.45] And you will haunt my head no more
[02:56.92] Oh, we could blame it on our hands
[02:59.92] Oh, we could blame it on our hands
[03:01.44] But it was our mouths that opened up to swallow (oh, we could blame it on our hands)
[03:05.49] And our heads that commanded us drink
[03:08.25] But as I buried your flames in the dirt
[03:10.28] I watched the smoke pull your ghost from the grave, and
[03:13.34] I fear they'll only lie in wait 'til we are face-to-face again
[03:19.44] Just when I said
[03:22.80] "I'm moving"
[03:23.89] "I'm moving on"
[03:25.85] I felt them come to life again
[03:29.34] And again
[03:30.81] And again
[03:32.34] And again
[03:33.69]
[03:58.86] There are fires
[04:01.56] That tear through valleys and make dust from grass
[04:04.06] There are fires
[04:09.50] There are wires
[04:11.87] Bound to blue light, they pull us to the past
[04:14.50] There are wires
[04:20.10] We are tired
[04:22.87] We should've known from the start that this thing wouldn't last
[04:25.79] We are tired
[04:28.78]