flames

I’ve seen it thousands times before,

My true end, I’m sure.
So many times, I’ve faced my fate,
My true end, it’s too late.
Dancing under moonlit skies,
Feet on stone where the ocean lies.
Pale moonlight on my skin so bright,
And your voice the last in sight.
No goodbyes, no words to say,
Only silence fades away.
I knew it’d haunt you deep inside,
The feelings that you cannot hide.

When I burned, consumed by flame,
My ashes gone, I’ll be the same.
Into the black sea, wild and wide,
I’ll be free… but will I hide?
Will all this pain from years before,
Be carried on the wind once more,
Or will it stay, forever here,
A heavy weight I’ll always fear?

How beautiful, my love, how sweet,
How beautiful, the fire’s heat.
I’ve dreamed of this my whole damn life,
To burn away the hurt and strife.
How is it that my biggest dream,
Is to fade out, not to be seen?

Even if I die, it’s true,
You’re me, and I’m you.
Even if you fight with all your might,
The night will come, and I’ll take flight.
We’re sinners born, and sinners fall,
In a world where there’s no call.
When I cried and screamed at night,
Did you care, did you take flight?
Your heavy words, they fill my heart,
I carry them, though we’re apart.
Or am I already gone?
Have I been dead all along?

Let it burn, let it rise,
Let it fade beneath the skies.
In the end, where will I go?
My existence, you’ll never know.

Oh, my love, don’t cry,
In the flames, we’ll say goodbye.
The history of all mankind,
In the end, we’re left behind.
Sooner or later, you will see,
Just a flame, like you and me.
Our names will fade, be lost in time,
Sooner or later, we’ll be fine.
We’ll be dying flames,
Flames,
Flames,
Flames.