House on Fire

The rooms in your house
Pitch black and cold
The lights won’t turn on
You’ve tried every bulb
On the kitchen counter there’s a rose bowl matchbook
Alone at the edge
Of your quiet street
You run out of reasons
You pour gasoline
You strike a match
And drop the flame

‘Til you're surrounded

I’d be the first to arrive
I’d knock down the door
Never wanted to be there
For anyone more
Crawl thru the smoke
Pull you up off the ground
I’d carry you out
Of a house on fire
Before it all burns down

We’re one silhouette now
Damaged and burned
The sound of the sirens
Arrive just like birds
I’ll do the talking for you, don’t say a word

Cause we’re surrounded

I’d be the first to arrive
I’d knock down the door
Never wanted to be there
For anyone more
I’d crawl thru the smoke
Pull you up off the ground
I’d carry you out
Of a house on fire
Before it all burns down

Ashes fill the air
As we both disappear
Blame it on a busted smoke alarm
We couldn’t hear
Before it all burns down
Before it all burns down
Before it all burns down