Into The Fire

A single shot then silence springs

An alarm that blew my whole world apart

Infection spread like a hornet sting

The mark of Cain on a bullet

Shot through a poisoned heart

I could feel the taste of bile come up

Then drop like fire washed with gasoline

Too much just ain't enough when bloodied hands come clean

Then we step off the land

Into the fire

Out of the pan

Into the fire

Just grab my hand

And hold on tight

I'll pull you to

The guiding light

The candle flickered, the wind it howled

The waters crashed, the ship set sail at last

I sometimes sense my brothers scowl

Was molded into a smile

By the coroner's wax

Ashes to ashes and dust to dust

Rosetta Stone, no laughter

In the face of mirth

No phoenix rising from the rust

From the earth to the earth