A Fire On a Hill

It starts with a spark, a breath and a moment of still

A flicker, a glow, as the oxygen spills

Through a delta of spindles and stone

Kindled from nothing in a whisper of smoke

And there a gift ignites, a cursive thought takes flight

And there's a dancer, twisting in between the spines

Give her the breather's kiss, and watch her spirit lift

She'll take over the stage, and she'll own the night

Learning how to make a name

From the words we can't keep in

Learning how to strike a flame

And draw her fire from nothing

I don't know where to begin to make these words take shape

How to nurture a flame, to raise it to a blaze

That on the clearest night can be seen forever

I don't know where to begin, or begin again

Oh-oh, oh-oh

Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh, oh-oh

Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh

It's not enough, 'cause outside the night is still cold

The fog is collected on the sill

Feed the house to the fire to let out the light

Consumed and inspired, burned magnesium white

It spills from the hearth

Take the curtains, the carpet to fuel the insatiable fire inside

We'll set fire to a hill, so intense

That it will be the brightest star on this side of the sky

Learning how to make a name

From the words we can't keep in

Learning how to strike a flame

And draw fire from nothing

I don't know where to begin to make these words take shape

How to nurture a flame, to raise it to a blaze

That on the clearest night can be seen forever

I don't know where to begin, or begin again

Oh-oh, oh-oh

Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh, oh-oh

Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh

Ah

Ah-ah

Ah

Ah-ah

I don't know where to begin to make these words take shape

How to nurture a flame, to raise it to a blaze

That on the clearest night can be seen forever

I don't know where to begin, or begin again

Oh-oh, oh-oh

Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh, oh-oh

Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh, oh-oh

Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh, oh-oh

Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh