Book Of Matches

Lyrics

One, two, three... Caught my breath like a submarine Smelled the fear and kerosene Everybody keeps their life too clean So I'm gonna watch it burn Folks are fun and people real pretty It's hard to find love in paradise city The name, the shame, the pride, and pity Well I'm gonna watch it turn Fair Street blazing Faces look like chrome Fourteen sleepy heads Watch the burning of their homes And children crying Kicking down the latches I can hear my heart Right before the fire catches [Chorus] Light it up, let it go Light up everything we think we know Burn it down, all attachments Burn right through the safety catches We are all book of matches waiting to be turned Watch the fire take control Prayed for rain, for the roof to hold The O'Brians brought us coats for the cold in December I saw my dad weep as the walls gave away We thought about the sofa and the jar of money he had saved The kitchen table and all the love he left behind And then he looked at mom and smiled Said they'll be with me the whole time [Chorus] So light it up, let it go Light up everything we think we know Burn it down, all attachments Burn right through the safety catches We are all book of matches waiting to be turned [Chorus] Light it up, let it go Light up everything we think we know Burn it down, all attachments Burn right through the safety catches We are all book of matches waiting to be turned Waiting to be turned