Mouth of Flames

Lyrics

The house drew a mouth of flames That could not wait to hold it and burn And I was inside, I saw it turn Bright cats clawing up the darkening walls Ruthless and hunting all of their flaws I was inside, I saw it all I took what I could from the deafening blaze But I could only take so much One thing goes while another thing stays Some too heavy, but none that you can reach The things that I lost I will always remember The things that I lost I will never forget The things that I lost left behind no remainder Things that I lost and the things I'll lose yet The open-wide beam of youth is gone The letters, the songs, and the stories are gone The misguided fears and the illusions are gone And what I was saying has lost its breath and the air is gone The things that I took I hold close to my body The things that I took I hold close to my chest The things that I took cannot leave any longer The things that I took are the things I love best The silent focus of a deep-diving prayer The rational roads with uneven scars The sweet silent joy of a deep-woods commune I left the stars, but I took the moon I left the stars, but I took the moon I left the stars, but I took the moon