Firelight

I know that life’s been hard

When I come home at night

You’re sitting by the firelight

The snow has piled high

It’s coming down in heaps outside

The icy cold and heat still fight

Your denial’s well ingrained

More than I could tell

It must get old to have to waste your time with me

And I’m inclined to tell you about yourself

How we settled here in olden times

Now all that’s left are burning mines

They burn all day and night

We never even questioned why

The ash is falling from the sky

And one thing you could never know is it’s fine, it’s fine by me

Breathing in these embers while the dawn is out of reach

Toxins fuming

Overnight we’re victims of our shame

And I’ve become somewhat of a refuge, a rescue of sorts

More than you could ever know

But if I think I see your shadow contort, I’ll hide behind the door

More than you could know