Brother

Oh, brother of mine It's been a long, long time Since I've seen my face in your eyes Oh brother, I've returned To my burn scars of birth Charcoal and iron brought me back And I left you alone in a house, not a home And I watched the burning grow as my hair filled with grey From the ashes that fell The mountains I knew so well Burned with hellfire in the blue light of midnight Brother, I watched the sky burn And all I learned was smoke fills the lungs like a disease Oh brother, I see You burn like me The singes on our skin like a brand Oh brother, I confess There is little of me left that could care about dousing the wildfire And I left you alone in a house, not a home And I watched the burning grow as my hair filled with grey From the ashes that fell The mountains I knew so well Burned with hellfire in the blue light of midnight Brother, I watched the sky burn And all I learned was smoke fills the lungs like a disease Oh brother, did you know You could just strike a match? Hear him scream my name one last time Oh brother, I am home in the fires of our youth I could care less if it hurts you anymore And I left you alone in a house, not a home And I watched the burning grow as my hair filled with grey From the ashes that fell The mountains I knew so well Burned with hellfire in the blue light of midnight Brother, I watched the sky burn And all I learned was smoke fills the lungs like a disease