Watch The Fire

It took some time to see the writing on the wall Spells out your name Guess some wounds you gotta feel I shoulder my share of the hurt And through it all, I carry the blame I need some time to go and heal Tell you the truth, I'm taking a beating Thinking of you, stuck in a feeling 'Cause I left without a look, made an exit for the ages Through a door that's still revolving in my mind And I only kept the book to set fire to the pages Now I'm burning down the story of my life Just to watch the fire Wasting my life waiting for time To heal the scars that I gave to myself And I got bandages to change I leave behind the mess I poured Into my heart trying to fill up the well Where the ghost of you remains Show me the way (show me the way) Give me some guidance (give me some guidance) Something to say (something to say) Break up the silence 'Cause I left without a look, made an exit for the ages Through a door that's still revolving in my mind And I only kept the book to set fire to the pages Now I'm burning down the story of my life Just to watch the fire Just to watch the fire, yeah 'Cause I left without a look, made an exit for the ages To go chasing down extraordinary lies Yeah, and the memories you shook got me going through the stages Now I'm digging up what I buried alive Yeah, I'm burning down the story of my life Yeah, I'm burning down the story of my life Just to watch the fire Just to watch the fire, yeah, yeah Tell you the truth (it took some time to see the writing on the wall) I'm taking a beating (spells out your name) Thinking of you (guess some wounds you gotta feel) Stuck in a feeling (just to watch the fire)