Lyrics

[Verse 1] I wouldn't go back even if I could There's a cemetery where a tree once stood Look too hard, be careful what you find I know my fate in the back of my mind I went to see a mystic but I already heard The end is near, better use your words She made me tea and I acted so surprised She read my palm, I read her eyes [Chorus] Strike a match and start again My memory is my only friend Build me a house of old memories I kept And then burn whatever's left [Verse 2] I carry my pain across the long high-wire 'Bove the city of death and the lake of fire It's never quite as bad as it seems Sometimes it's worse in a waking dream Don't wake me up, don't make a sound In my sleep, I'm falling down I'm somewhere else, it's a different time In the ancient hills, a church bell chimes [Verse 3] Make me believe in magic again I wrote the book so I know how it ends So many pages I can't forget Tear them out and burn whatever's left Spanish moss hangin' from the trees Holy city, talk to me I left my body, I left this world My spirit untethered, my hair unfurled [Chorus] Strike a match and start again My memory is my only friend Build me a house of old memories I kept And then burn whatever's left Then burn whatever's left