Cake For Breakfast

They baked me a cake but I only ate a slice

The time after that I only licked the icing

I know I deserve what was made just for me

I'll let them blow the candles out, the wish I'll never be

So I set myself on fire to keep other people warm

Putting myself first, no I was never informed

Oh I set myself on fire to keep other people warm

So I strapped on my helmet and I cycled down the hill

The gravel hit my shins but I let the pedals spin

Tyres roll along the earth, for a moment we are one

The road then fell away and your thoughts of me were done

So I set myself on fire to keep other people warm

Putting myself first, no I was never informed

Oh I set myself on fire to keep other people warm

Maybe it was the bike

The bolts that fell apart

Never the road at all

Just my people-pleasing heart

Next time I'll take a slice, maybe two or three

Then I'll save the rest for breakfast, and even I'll be pleased